Words / A2

HIP/hɪp/

The hip is the joint at the side between waist and leg: hurt your hip, hands on hips, a hip operation. Waist is the middle of the body. Thigh is the upper leg. Hope is a feeling — different vowel. Informal hip can mean fashionable, but at A2 keep the body meaning first.

Meaning

The joint at the side of your body between the waist and the leg.

Examples

• “He hurt his hip when he fell on the ice.”
• “He sat down because his hip hurt after hockey.”
• “Put your hands on your hips and stretch gently.”

Good to know

hurt your hip / hands on hips. Contrast: waist, thigh. Mix-up: hope (feeling).

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