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Hips vs. Waist

Both Waist and hips are parts of our physique. They are adjacent together and are connect to each other, but they are dissimilar, particularly in females. Hips are made up of fats and they have muscles, but, they are basically made up of bones. The significant feature of our hips is the joint which attaches the upper part of our legs with our pelvis. On the other side, our waist doesn’t have any definite bone in it. Relatively, it is the part between the lowermost of our ribcage and the upper part of our pelvis, and it is made of muscle, fat and other internal body part. Hips have a particular purpose, to assist leg activities such as running, cowering, walking, running. Our waist doesn’t have any particular objective, but it delivers back steadiness through our intestinal muscles and make available a room for our organs to be located in and for our body to stock additional fat.

Key Differences

Hips are the joints to the upper portion of the legs while, waist are lower part of the ribcage and is in between hips and ribs.
Hips are the wider portion at the back of the body whereas; waist is a narrow point in between the ribs and buttocks.
Samantha Walker
Sep 17, 2016
Hip bones help in the body movement like walking, running, or jumping whereas, waist is not responsible for any such movements.
Hips of the women are wider than males, while females have smaller waists than men.
Janet White
Sep 17, 2016
Hips carry body weight either in the moving or static position while, waist doesn’t carry any body balance.
Hips of the men are smaller or equal size of waist because they don’t have excessive fat stock on them, but, females have wider hips or buttocks as they have layers of extra fats on them
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Body cannot be balanced without hips, while, there is no such case for waist that is waist is not responsible for any such thing like maintaining body equilibrium etc.
Hips are made up of muscles and fats and their internal part is made of bones, while, waist is made of fats, muscles and their internal part is made up of internal body organs.
Hips have particular and specific objective while waist, waist does not have any particular targets or aims.
Aimie Carlson
Sep 17, 2016

Comparison Chart

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The joints to the upper portion of the legs while
Lower part of the ribcage and is in between hips and ribs

Formation

Made up of muscles and fats and their internal part is made of bones
Made of fats, muscles and their internal part is made up of internal body organs.

Usage

Help in movement
Help in holding back
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Advantage

Provide balance
Does not maintain equilibrium
Harlon Moss
Sep 17, 2016

Hips and Waist Definitions

Hips

The laterally projecting prominence of the pelvis or pelvic region from the waist to the thigh.

Waist

The part of the human trunk between the bottom of the rib cage and the pelvis.

Hips

A homologous posterior part in quadrupeds.

Waist

The narrow part of the abdomen of an insect.

Hips

The hip joint.
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Waist

The part of a garment that encircles the waist of the body.

Hips

(Architecture) The external angle formed by the meeting of two adjacent sloping sides of a roof.

Waist

The upper part of a garment, extending from the shoulders to the waistline, especially the bodice of a dress.

Hips

A rose hip.

Waist

(Archaic) A blouse.

Hips

Plural of hip

Waist

The middle section or part of an object, especially when narrower than the rest.

Waist

(Nautical) The middle part of the upper deck of a ship between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.

Waist

(anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.

Waist

A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.

Waist

The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).

Waist

The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.

Waist

(nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

Waist

(obsolete) The middle part of anything.

Waist

That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
I am in the waist two yards about.

Waist

Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.

Waist

A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.

Waist

A girdle or belt for the waist.

Waist

The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

Waist

The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

Definition of Hips

The hip section is positioned sideways and anterior to the gluteal area that is the buttocks, lower to the iliac crest, and spread over the surface of the larger trochanter of the femur, or commonly known as the “thigh bone”. In grown-ups, three of the pelvis bones have bonded into the hip bone or acetabulum which makes portion of the hip area. The joint of the hip is scientifically denoted to as the acetabulofemoral which is the joint amid the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis and the chief function is to upkeep the burden of the body in conditions whether stable or moving like standing or sitting or walking or running respectively. The hips are the utmost vital portion in holding equilibrium. Women incline to have broader hips than males as of their broader pelvises. This demonstrates the pelvises, essential part in the figure of the hips. Females’ hips are consider as larger than the hips of the males.

Definition of Waist

The waist is the area of the stomach amid the rib cage and buttocks. People with slender figures, their waists are the slimmest part of the upper body. The waistline denotes to the straight line from where the waist is narrowest, or to the overall look of the waist. This is the reason that pupils often get jumbled as to differentiate among hips and the waist and to locate exactly from where the waist starts and ends. One more perplexing feature is that the waist varies in different persons. To trace the usual waistline, an individual need simply to stand straight and then lean over to the sideways, positioning the hips and legs straight. Where the upper body crinkles is the regular waistline. Men incline to have bigger waists than females. This is mainly correct for people who have excess fats in body, as males are likely to have excessive fat on their waistline whereas, females have excess layers of fats on their chests, hips and buttocks.

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