Phrase guide

hip roof

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A roof formed from inclined, planar ends and sides, joined at their edges to form hips, the longer sides forming a ridge at the top

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hipped roof

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: roof

History

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: aumakatto — roof shape
  • German: Walmdach — roof shape
  • Hungarian: kontytető — roof shape
  • Russian: четырёхска́тная кры́ша (četyrjoxskátnaja krýša) — roof shape
  • Russian: ва́льмовая кры́ша (válʹmovaja krýša) — roof shape
  • Russian: шатро́вая кры́ша (šatróvaja krýša) — roof shape
  • Thai: ปั้นหยา (bpân-yǎa) — roof shape