Definition of hip

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Hip (n.) The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.

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Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
Manchineel :: Manchineel (n.) A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple..
Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream..
Cutwater :: Cutwater (n.) The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water..
Dictatorship :: Dictatorship (n.) The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power..
Taffrail :: Taffrail (n.) The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern..
Rivalship :: Rivalship (n.) Rivalry.
Secure :: Secure (v. t.) To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship..
Clearance :: Clearance (n.) A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail.
Dioptra :: Dioptra (n.) An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc..
Apocrypha :: Apocrypha (n. pl.) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively..
Reship :: Reship (v. t.) To ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second voyage; as, to reship bonded merchandise..
Virtuosoship :: Virtuosoship (n.) The condition, pursuits, or occupation of a virtuoso..
Hippe :: Hippe (n.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura..
Mainmast :: Mainmast (n.) The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
Berth :: Berth (n.) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
Confession :: Confession (n.) A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith..
Respondentia :: Respondentia (n.) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself..
Autotheism :: Autotheism (n.) Deification of one's self; self-worship.
Corocore :: Corocore (n.) A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago..
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