hep

8 definitions found

hep - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), n.
     See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose.
     [1913 Webster]

  hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), a.
     Same as Hip, a., but older and now less frequently used.
     [PJC]

  hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), interj.
     A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during
     marching; used identically to hut and hup.
     [PJC]

  Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hepe, AS. he['o]pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble
     bush.] (Bot.)
     The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose
     (Rosa canina); called also rose hip. [Written also hop,
     hep.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hip tree (Bot.), the dog-rose.
        [1913 Webster]

  hip \hip\, a.
     1. Aware of the latest ideas, trends, fashions, and
        developments in popular music and entertainment culture;
        not square; -- same as hep.
  
     Syn: tuned in.
          [PJC]
  
     2. Aware of the latest fashions and behaving as expected
        socially, especially in clothing style and musical taste;
        exhibiting an air of casual sophistication; cool; with it;
        -- used mostly among young people in the teens to
        twenties.
        [PJC]

hep - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hep
      adj 1: informed about the latest trends [syn: hep, hip, hip  to(p)
             ]

hep - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  HEP
  
     High Energy (Particle) Physics.
  

hep - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "hep":
     alive to, appreciative of, apprised of, awake to, aware of,
     behind the curtain, behind the scenes, canny, cognizant of,
     conscious of, hep to, in the know, in the secret, informed of,
     knowing, let into, mindful of, nimble-witted, no stranger to,
     on to, privy to, quick, quick-witted, seized of, sensible of,
     sensible to, sharp, sharp-witted, slick, smart, streetwise,
     undeceived, wise to