Hip vs. Thigh
Difference Between Hip and Thigh
Hipnoun
(anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
Thighnoun
The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
Hipnoun
The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Thighnoun
That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.
Hipnoun
In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
Thighnoun
the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
Hipnoun
A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.
Thighnoun
the upper joint of the leg of a fowl
Hipnoun
The fruit of a rose.
Hipverb
To use one's hips to bump into someone.
Hipverb
To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock).
Hipverb
To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side.
Hipverb
To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.
Hipverb
To inform, to make knowledgeable.
Hipadjective
(slang) Aware, informed, up-to-date, trendy.
Hipnoun
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
Hipnoun
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
Hipnoun
the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
Hipnoun
the fruit of a rose plant
Hipadjective
informed about the latest trends
