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shoot from the hip

shoot from the hip
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot fruhm, from stressed th ee hip]
    • /ʃut frʌm, frɒm stressed ði hɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot fruhm, from stressed th ee hip]
    • /ʃut frʌm, frɒm stressed ði hɪp/

Definitions of shoot from the hip words

  • noun shoot from the hip the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc. 1
  • noun shoot from the hip Chiefly British. a hunting trip or expedition. 1
  • noun shoot from the hip a match or contest at shooting. 1
  • noun shoot from the hip a growing or sprouting, as of a plant. 1
  • noun shoot from the hip a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant. 1
  • noun shoot from the hip the amount of such growth. 1
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Origin of shoot from the hip

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English hipe, hupe, Old English hype; cognate with Old High German huf (German Hüfte hip), Gothic hups hip, loin; compare Greek kýbos cube1 the hollow above the hips (of cattle), Latin cubitus elbow (see cubit)

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Parts of speech for Shoot from the hip

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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shoot from the hip popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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