Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hip and shoulder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
hip and shoul-der
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bump of an opponent, using the side of the body, i.e. roughly the hip through to the upper arm and shoulder; the upper arm is held close against the body. Such a bump is considered fair play unless it is a push in the back or hits the opponent's head (a high contact).

Inflected Forms

hip and shoulders (plural)

Questions

What does hip and shoulder mean?
A bump of an opponent, using the side of the body, i.e. roughly the hip through to the upper arm and shoulder; the upper arm is held close against the body. Such a bump is considered fair play unless it is a push in the back or hits the opponent's head (a high contact).

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