<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the hip.</li><li>the fleshy part of the body about the hip.</li><li>a hindquarter of an animal.</li><li>the leg and loin of an animal, used for food.</li><li>either side of an arch, extending from the vertex or crown to the impost.</li><li>the part of a beam projecting below a floor or roof slab.</li></ul>