HIPS
/hɪps/
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Definition
/hɪps/
noun
- The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
- The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
- In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
- (possibly obsolete) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.
verb
- To use one's hips to bump into someone.
- To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip ("cross-buttock").
- To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side.
- To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.
noun
- The fruit of a rose.
verb
- To inform, to make knowledgeable.
Source: Wiktionary
