hip

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noun

ADJECTIVE

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

▪

Her hips 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 hips and sighed.

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

▪

She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked.

▪ rotate, swivel, turn, twist

▪

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

▪ lift, raise

▪ thrust

▪ break, dislocate, fracture

▪ replace

HIP + VERB

▪ move, sway, swing

▪

Her hips 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 hip replacement.

▪ bone, joint, socket

▪ measurement

▪ flask (BrE)

▪

He took a swig of whisky from his hip flask.

▪ pocket

▪

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

PREPOSITION

▪ across the hips

▪

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

▪ at the hip

▪

He had his leg amputated at the hip.

▪ from the hip

▪

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

▪ on the hip

▪

She was carrying a baby on her hip.

▪ to the hip

▪

The skirt is slit to the hip on one side.

PHRASES

▪ hands on (your) hips

▪

He leaned casually against the door, hands on hips.

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adj.

Hip is used with these nouns: ↑restaurant