# hips

Pronunciation: say "HIPS" /hɪps/

## Noun

1. Plural of hip. — plural of hip
   - Simple: Plural of hip. Use this form when you mean more than one hip.
   - _He stood with both hands on his hips, surveying the wreckage._
   - _The tailor measured around her hips before cutting the fabric._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of hip. — third-person singular simple present indicative of hip
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of hip. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The veteran reporter hips junior staff to sources no one else can reach._
   - _Whenever trouble brews, she quietly hips the manager to it._

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