hip

verb

hipped; hipping

transitive verb

: to make aware : tell, inform

Synonyms of hip

• inform
• tell
• advise
• brief

Examples of hip in a Sentence

if you want to get hipped on what goes on behind the scenes at a television network, you should read this book

Recent Examples on the Web

Laureano narrowed his stance to hip length for a quicker, more direct path to the ball with less head movement. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026

Drive your right knee upward to hip height, then switch legs quickly one after the other while keeping your core tight. —Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025

This was the new dope, combining the dusty digging-in-the-crates mindset of the Natives Tongues hip hop crew and vintage R&B vocals distilled by the gospel roots of his rural Richmond church upbringing. —Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025

But Katseye’s look had subtle touches that pushed the common visual motif forward, according to Leon, whose subversive approach to fashion over a decades-long career has often appealed to hip audiences. —Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1932, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing hip

• hip and thigh
• hip bone
• hip boot
• hip flask
• hip-hop
• hip-hop dance
• hip-hopper
• hip-huggers
• hip joint
• hip pointer
• hip roof
• hip-shooting
• hip to
• joined at the hip
• rose hip
• shoot from the hip

Rhymes for hip

• blip
• chip
• clip
• dip
• drip
• flip
• grip
• grippe
• ip
• kip
• lip
• nip

Kids Definition

hip

1 of 3 noun

ˈhip 

: rose hip

hip

2 of 3 noun

: the part of the body that curves outward below the waist on each side and is formed by the side part of the pelvis and the upper part of the thigh

hipped

ˈhipt

adjective

hip

3 of 3 adjective

hipper; hippest

1

: keenly aware of or interested in the newest developments

2

: wise entry 2 sense 2, alert

Etymology

Old English hēope "fruit of a rose"

Old English hype "hip of the body"

an altered form of hep "keenly aware of and interested in the newest developments"; of unknown origin

Medical Definition

hip

noun

ˈhip 

1

: the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them

2

: hip joint