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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.
a.
the cover of the capsule; operculum.
b.
the upper section of a pyxidium.
verb (used with object)
7.
to supply or cover with a lid.
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Blow the lid off
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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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lid (lɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle: a saucepan lid; a desk lid |
| 2. | short for eyelid |
| 3. | botany another name for operculum |
| 4. | slang short for skidlid |
| 5. | old-fashioned, slang (US) a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce |
| 6. | informal (Austral) dip one's lid to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc |
| 7. | slang flip one's lid to become crazy or angry |
| 8. | informal put the lid on |
| a. (Brit) to be the final blow to | |
| b. to curb, prevent, or discourage | |
| 9. | informal take the lid off to make startling or spectacular revelations about |
| [Old English hlid; related to Old Friesian hlid, Old High German hlit cover] | |
| 'lidded | |
| —adj | |
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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."
Meaning "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 the lid off (sth) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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lid definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| LID poor operator (shortwave transmission) |
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Idioms & Phrases
blow the lid off
Also, blow wide open. Expose, especially a scandal or illegal activity. For example, The newspaper's investigation blew the lid off the governor's awarding state contracts to his friends. [First half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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