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noun
1.
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
2.
an eyelid.
3.
a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news.
4.
Slang. a hat, cap, or other head covering.
5.
EXPAND(in mosses)
a.
the cover of the capsule; operculum.
b.
the upper section of a pyxidium.
6.
COLLAPSESlang. one ounce of marijuana.
verb (used with object)
7.
to supply or cover with a lid.
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Blow one's lid
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
8.
blow/flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car. Also, flip one's wig.
9.
blow the lid off, Informal. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid; cognate with Dutch, German lid, Old Norse hlith gate, gateway
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid; cognate with Dutch, German lid, Old Norse hlith gate, gateway
Related forms
sub·lid, noun
un·der·lid, noun
un·lid·ded, adjective
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Word Origin & History
lid
O.E. hlid "lid, cover, opening, gate," from P.Gmc. *khlithan (cf. O.N. hlið "gate, gap," Swed. lid "gate," Du. lid, O.H.G. hlit "lid, cover"), from PIE base *kli- "cover, shut," or *klei- "to lean" (see lean (v.)), with here perhaps the sense of "that which bends over."
EXPANDMeaning "eyelid" is from c.1220. Slang sense of "hat, cap" is attested from 1896. Slang phrase put a lid on "clamp down on, silence, end" is from 1909.
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Slang Dictionary
blow a fuse definitionand blow (one's) fuse; blow a gasket; blow (one's) cork; blow (one's) lid; blow (one's) top; blow (one's) stack
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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