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hip
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either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
Other meanings
2. noun
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
3. noun
the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
4. noun
(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
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