| 单词 | to stand hip-shot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stand hip-shot North American. With reference to the stance of a person or animal: with most weight borne by one leg or side of the body (typically with one hip lower than the other). Frequently in to stand hip-shot. ΚΠ 1914 G. M. Dodge Personal Recoll. Lincoln, Grant & Sherman 67 When General Grant commenced reading he was standing awkwardly, what would commonly be called ‘hipshot’. 1928 Forest & Stream Dec. 759/1 There was Mr. Moose. He was about sixty yards from me, and was standing hipshot. 1959 H. Sandburg Meas. my Love xi. 151 Nearby the mule rested hipshot, untouched by the racket, its head drooped. 1993 T. C. Bambara in M. Diawara Black Amer. Cinema viii. 129 She's standing hipshot, chin cocked, one arm akimbo. 2015 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 2 Feb. a4 He stood at the front of a classroom weaving funny anecdotes into a lecture and leaning hip-shot on a desk. < as lemmas |
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