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noun
1.
either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
2.
Usually, lips. these parts as organs of speech: I heard it from his own lips.
3.
a projecting edge on a container or other hollow object: the lip of a pitcher.
4.
a liplike part or structure, especially of anatomy.
5.
EXPANDany edge or rim.
6.
the edge of an opening or cavity, as of a canyon or a wound: the lip of the crater.
7.
Slang. impudent talk; back talk: Don't give me any of your lip.
8.
Botany. either of the two parts into which the corolla or calyx of certain plants, especially of the mint family, is divided.
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10.
Music. the position and arrangement of lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument; embouchure.
11.
the cutting edge of a tool.
12.
the blade, at the end of an auger, which cuts the chip after it has been circumscribed by the spur.
13.
COLLAPSE(in a twist drill) the cutting edge at the bottom of each flute.
adjective
14.
of or pertaining to the lips or a lip: lip ointment.
15.
characterized by or made with the lips: to read lip movements.
16.
superficial or insincere: to offer lip praise.
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Lips
is always a great word to know.
So is neck. Does it mean:
| mucus-secreting membrane, lines body cavities or passages that are open to the external environment |
| part of the body that connects the head and the trunk |
verb (used with object)
17.
to touch with the lips.
18.
Golf. to hit the ball over the rim of (the hole).
19.
to utter, especially softly.
20.
to kiss.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase21.
to use the lips in playing a musical wind instrument.
22.
Idiomslip off, Slang. to talk impudently or belligerently.
23.
bite one's lip/tongue, to repress one's anger or other emotions: He wanted to return the insult, but bit his lip.
24.
button one's lip, Slang. to keep silent, especially, to refrain from revealing information: They told him to button his lip if he didn't want trouble. Also, button up.
25.
hang on the lips of, to listen to very attentively: The members of the club hung on the lips of the visiting lecturer.
26.
keep a stiff upper lip,
a.
to face misfortune bravely and resolutely: Throughout the crisis they kept a stiff upper lip.
b.
to suppress the display of any emotion.
27.
smack one's lips, to indicate one's keen enjoyment or pleasurable anticipation of: We smacked our lips over the delicious meal.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English lip(pe), Old English lippa; cognate with Dutch lip, German Lippe; akin to Norwegian lepe, Latin labium
before 1000; Middle English lip(pe), Old English lippa; cognate with Dutch lip, German Lippe; akin to Norwegian lepe, Latin labium
Related forms
lip·less, adjective
lip·like, adjective
out·lip, verb (used with object), -lipped, -lip·ping.
un·der·lip, noun
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Word Origin & History
lip
O.E. lippa, from P.Gmc. *lepjon (cf. O.Fris. lippa, M.Du. lippe, Ger. Lefze, Swed. läpp, Dan. læbe), from PIE *leb- (cf. L. labium). Transferred sense of "edge or margin of a cup, etc." is from 1590s. Slang sense "saucy talk" is from 1821, probably from move the lip (1570s) "utter even the
EXPANDslightest word (against someone)." To bite (one's) lip "show vexation" is from early 14c. Stiff upper lip as a sign of courage is from 1833. Lip-reading is first attested 1874; lipstick is from 1880; lip gloss from 1939.
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Medical Dictionary
lip (lĭp)
n.
Either of two fleshy folds that surround the opening of the mouth.
A liplike structure bounding or encircling a bodily cavity or groove.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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