hyp

See also: HYP, hyp., and нур

English

Noun

hyp (plural hyps)

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

Alternative forms

Verb

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

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

References

  • (entertainment): Usage in both ways in Swift

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A variant of hip.

Verb

hyp (first-person singular past tense hypa, participle hypur)

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