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hip and shoulder

hip and shoulder noun: a bump of an opponent, using the side of the body, i.e. roughly the hip through to the upper arm and shoulder; the upper arm is held close against the body. Such a bump is considered fair play unless it is a push in the back or hits the opponent's head (a high contact).

Noun

hip and shoulder (plural hip and shoulders)

  1. (Australian rules football) A bump of an opponent, using the side of the body, i.e. roughly the hip through to the upper arm and shoulder; the upper arm is held close against the body. Such a bump is considered fair play unless it is a push in the back or hits the opponent's head (a high contact).

Forms of hip and shoulder

pluralhip and shoulders

Questions about hip and shoulder

What does hip and shoulder mean?
Hip and shoulder means a bump of an opponent, using the side of the body, i.e. roughly the hip through to the upper arm and shoulder; the upper arm is held close against the body. Such a bump is considered fair play unless it is a push in the back or hits the opponent's head (a high contact).
What part of speech is hip and shoulder?
Hip and shoulder is a noun.
What is the plural of hip and shoulder?
The plural of hip and shoulder is hip and shoulders.

Words near hip and shoulder in the dictionary

  1. Hiong-Nu
  2. hiortdahlite
  3. Hiott
  4. Hiouchi
  5. hip
  6. hip and shoulder
  7. hip and shoulders
  8. hip bath
  9. hip baths
  10. hip bone
  11. hip bones

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