Tra từ hip - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hip [hip hips hipper hippest] noun, adjective, exclamation BrE [hɪp] NAmE [hɪp]
noun
1. the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the waist; the joint at the top of the leg
• She stood with her hands on her hips.
• These jeans are too tight around the hips.
•a hip replacement operation
•the hip bone
•She broke her hip in the fall.

2. -hipped (in adjectives)having hips of the size or shape mentioned
•large-hipped
•slim-hipped
3. (also ˈrose hip)the red fruit that grows on some types of wild ↑rose bush
see shoot from the hip at ↑shoot _v.

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 Old English hype Germanic Dutch heup German Hüfte ↑hopn. sense 3 Old English hēope hīope West Germanic Dutch joop German Hiefe adj. early 20th cent.exclam. mid 18th cent.

Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

Example Bank:
•Don't carry money or documents in your hip pocket.
•He had his leg amputated at the hip.
•He leaned casually against the door frame, hands on hips.
•He put his hands on his hips and sighed.
•He took a swig of whisky from his hip flask.
•Her hips had spread since having a baby.
•Her hips were still narrow like a girl's.
•Her hips were swaying seductively in time to the music.
•My grandmother's having a hip replacement.
•She was carrying a baby on her hip.
•She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips.
•She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked.
•The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip.
•The skirt is slit to the hip on one side.
•Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch.
Idiom: ↑hip, hip, hooray!

adjective (hip·per, hip·pest)(informal)
following or knowing what is fashionable in clothes, music, etc
• He's just trying to be hip!
•the hippest club in town

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 Old English hype Germanic Dutch heup German Hüfte ↑hopn. sense 3 Old English hēope hīope West Germanic Dutch joop German Hiefe adj. early 20th cent.exclam. mid 18th cent.

Example Bank:
•It was a really hip place to go.
•It's hard to be hip and forty.

exclamation

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 Old English hype Germanic Dutch heup German Hüfte ↑hopn. sense 3 Old English hēope hīope West Germanic Dutch joop German Hiefe adj. early 20th cent.exclam. mid 18th cent.

See also: ↑hip, hip, hurrah ▪ ↑rose hip