HIP


Meaning of HIP in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ lean ( esp. AmE ), narrow , slender , slim , small

Her ~s were still narrow like a girl's.

▪ ample , wide

▪ curvy , shapely

▪ childbearing

▪ broken , dislocated , fractured

▪ bad , bruised , sore

▪ arthritic

▪ artificial , replacement

VERB + HIP

▪ have your hands on , put your hands on

He put his hands on his ~s and sighed.

▪ gyrate , move , roll , shake , sway , swing , wiggle

She wiggled her ~s seductively as she walked.

▪ rotate , swivel , turn , twist

Twist your ~s in your opponent's direction as you punch.

▪ lift , raise

▪ thrust

▪ break , dislocate , fracture

▪ replace

HIP + VERB

▪ move , sway , swing

Her ~s were swaying seductively in time to the music.

HIP + NOUN

▪ fracture , injury

▪ pain

▪ operation ( esp. BrE ), surgery ( esp. AmE )

▪ replacement

My grandmother's having a ~ replacement.

▪ bone , joint , socket

▪ measurement

▪ flask ( BrE )

He took a swig of whisky from his ~ flask.

▪ pocket

Don't carry money or documents in your ~ pocket.

PREPOSITION

▪ across the ~s

She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the ~s.

▪ at the ~

He had his leg amputated at the ~.

▪ from the ~

The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the ~.

▪ on the ~

She was carrying a baby on her ~.

▪ to the ~

The skirt is slit to the ~ on one side.

PHRASES

▪ hands on (your) ~s

He leaned casually against the door, hands on ~s.

II.

adj.

Hip is used with these nouns: ↑ restaurant

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .