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Chipped vs Hipped - What's the difference?

chipped | hipped |

As adjectives the difference between chipped and hipped

is that chipped is having a chip (small piece) or chips missing while hipped is having hips or a feature resembling hips or hipped can be aware, informed or hipped can be depressed.

As verbs the difference between chipped and hipped

is that chipped is (chip) while hipped is (hip) or hipped can be (hip).

chipped

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having a chip (small piece) or chips missing
    • a chipped plate
  • (automotive) (no comparative or superlative ) having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (chip)

    • hipped

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having hips or a feature resembling hips.

    • Etymology 2

    From (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hip)

    • Etymology 3

    See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hip)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Aware, informed.
  • *
  • Interested.

    • Etymology 4

    Compare hippish.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Depressed.