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Collocations for hip - noun

ADJECTIVE

lean (esp. AmE), narrow, slender, slim, small
Her hips were still narrow like a girl's.
ample, wide
curvy, shapely
childbearing
broken, dislocated, fractured
bad, bruised, sore
arthritic
artificial, replacement

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VERB + hip

have your hands on, put your hands on
He put his hands on his hips and sighed.
gyrate, move, roll, shake, sway, swing, wiggle
She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked.
rotate, swivel, turn, twist
Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch.
lift, raise
thrust
break, dislocate, fracture
replace

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hip + VERB

move, sway, swing
Her hips were swaying seductively in time to the music.

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hip + NOUN

fracture, injury
pain
operation (esp. BrE), surgery (esp. AmE)
replacement
My grandmother's having a hip replacement.
bone, joint, socket
measurement
flask (BrE)
He took a swig of whisky from his hip flask.
pocket
Don't carry money or documents in your hip pocket.

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PREPOSITION

across the hips
She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips.
at the hip
He had his leg amputated at the hip.
from the hip
The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip.
on the hip
She was carrying a baby on her hip.
to the hip
The skirt is slit to the hip on one side.

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PHRASES

hands on (your) hips
He leaned casually against the door, hands on hips.

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Collocations for hip - adj.

Hip is used with these nouns:
restaurant

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