1. The act or process of fitting a hip or hip joint, especially in construction or carpentry where roof slopes meet.
Usage: technical; construction
2. In architecture, the external angle formed where two sloping roof surfaces meet.
Usage: technical; architecture

1. Present participle of 'hip': to throw or move using the hip; to strike with the hip.
2. Present participle of 'hip': to make aware of or inform someone about something current or trendy.
Usage: informal; dated

Examples

• The carpenter was hipping the roof where the two slopes would meet.
• Hipping the tiles along the ridge required precision and skill.
• She was hipping him to the latest music trends.
• The roofer specialized in hipping complex roof designs.
• He practiced hipping his opponent during judo training.
• The construction crew finished hipping the new addition to the house.