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overhip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-hip
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leap over; skip over; omit.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English overhippen, equivalent to over- + hip (“to hop”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overhips (present, singular) overhipping (participle, present) overhipped (participle, past) overhipped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

hip hop

Questions

What does overhip mean?
To leap over; skip over; omit.
Where does overhip come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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