smite hip and thigh

verb

To defeat overwhelmingly.

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Meanings

verbsmite hip and thigh (third-person singular simple present smites hip and thigh, present participle smiting hip and thigh, simple past smote hip and thigh, past participle smitten hip and thigh)

present singular third person smites hip and thigh · participle present smiting hip and thigh · past smote hip and thigh · participle past smitten hip and thigh

  1. idiomaticbiblicalTo defeat overwhelmingly.

Origin

Derived from a phrase in the book of Judges, verse 15:8, taking the first half of the sentence as synonymous with the rest.

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APA

smite hip and thigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smite%20hip%20and%20thigh

MLA

“smite hip and thigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smite%20hip%20and%20thigh. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smite hip and thigh,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smite%20hip%20and%20thigh.

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