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Hip

Anatomy
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The joint and broad side of the pelvis. It may suggest balance, sensuality, motion, injury, or bodily strength.

Detailed Definition
The hip provides a pivot for walking, dancing, and bearing weight, giving it rich possibilities in poetry of movement. Swaying hips may create rhythm and sensual presence, while an aching hip can mark age, injury, or a long journey. Poets also use hips to describe posture and attitude: a hand on the hip can signal impatience, authority, or defiance. As a bodily center of balance, the hip can connect private sensation with public gesture.
Example
Example in poetry:
In H.D.'s poetry, the body often becomes a sculptural and mythic presence, so a hip can contribute to a poised visual detail; "The river bent at the hip of the valley" gives landscape a human curve; "She balanced the sleeping baby on her hip" creates an immediate image of care and weight; "A key knocked against his hip as he walked" uses the hip to add sound and movement to a scene
Additional Notes
Hips anchor balance and walking; they can also convey dance, sensuality, injury, childbirth, or bodily confidence.
Also Known As
Haunch Hip Joint Rosehip
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