Definition of hip

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Hip (n.) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord..

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Middy :: Middy (n.) A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.
Sagging :: Sagging (n.) A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging..
Radiolite :: Radiolite (n.) A hippurite.
Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..
Valedictorian :: Valedictorian (n.) One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory of the graduating class at the annual commencement, usually the student who ranks first in scholarship..
Shipboard :: Shipboard (n.) A ship's side; hence, by extension, a ship; -- found chiefly in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard..
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter..
Whipped :: Whipped (imp. & p. p.) of Whi.
Horsewhip :: Horsewhip (n.) A whip for horses.
Gheber Ghebre :: Gheber Ghebre (n.) A worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.
Bookplate :: Bookplate (n.) A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library..
Argean :: Argean (a.) Pertaining to the ship Argo. See Argo.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck..
Theocrasy :: Theocrasy (n.) A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols..
Board :: Board (n.) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
Use :: Use (v. t.) To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger..
Regentship :: Regentship (n.) The office of a regent; regency.
Unite :: Unite (v. t.) Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach..
Hulk :: Hulk (n.) A heavy ship of clumsy build.
Dissociate :: Dissociate (v. t.) To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance..
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