hyp

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See also: HYP, hyp., and нур

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hyp (countable and uncountable, plural hyps)

  1. Hypochondria.
    • 1731, [Jonathan Swift], “Cassinus and Peter. A Tragical Elegy.”, in A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed. [], Dublin, London: [] [William Bowyer] for J. Roberts [], published 1734, →OCLC, page 27:
      Heaven ſend thou haſt not got the Hypps. / How? Not a Word come from thy lips?
    • 1922, Francis Lynde, Pirates’ Hope, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 33:
      Guess I've got a bad case of the hyps.
  2. (entertainment, informal)
    1. Hypnotism.
      A hyp act is scheduled after the acrobats.
    2. A hypnotist.
      The hyp is booked through the end of the month.
  3. (mathematics) A hypotenuse.
  4. (slang) Alternative form of hype (hypodermic [needle])

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hyp (third-person singular simple present hyps, present participle hypping, simple past and past participle hypped)

  1. (colloquial, dated) To make melancholy.

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Etymology

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A variant of hip.

Verb

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hyp (aorist hypa, participle hypur)

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