hyp

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See also: HYP, hyp., and нур

English

Noun

hyp (countable and uncountable, plural hyps)

  1. (informal, entertainment) hypnotism
    A hyp act is scheduled after the acrobats.
  2. (informal, entertainment) hypnotist
    The hyp is booked through the end of the month.
  3. (mathematics) hypotenuse
  4. hypochondria
    • Jonathan Swift
      Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps.

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Verb

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  1. (colloquial, dated) To make melancholy.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Washington Irving to this entry?)

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A variant of hip.

Verb

hyp (aorist hypa, participle hypur)

  1. I get on, ride, straddle
  2. I rise, go up, climb into
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