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lid

  [lid] noun, verb, lid⋅ded, lid⋅ding.
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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. (in mosses)
a. the cover of the capsule; operculum.
b. the upper section of a pyxidium.
6. Slang. one ounce of marijuana.
–verb (used with object)
7. to supply or cover with a lid.
—Idioms
8. blow or flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, esp. 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, esp. to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hlid; c. D, G lid, ON hlith gate, gateway
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lid   (lĭd)   
n.  

  1. A removable or hinged cover for a hollow receptacle or box.

  2. An eyelid.

  3. Biology A flaplike covering, such as an operculum.

  4. A curb, restraint, or limit: approved a new lid on corporate spending.

  5. Informal An act of concealment; a cover: told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign was over.

  6. Slang A hat.

  7. Slang An ounce of marijuana.

tr.v.   lid·ded, lid·ding, lids
To cover with or as if with a lid.

[Middle English, from Old English hlid; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
lid

  1. n.
    an eyelid. : Her lids began to close, and the professor raised his voice to a roar.
  2. n.
    one half to one ounce of marijuana. (Drugs. An amount that will fill a Prince Albert tobacco can lid. Often plural.) : It looks like a matchbox to me. Why do they call it a lid?
  3. n.
    a hat. : Where did you get that silly lid?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lid
Pronunciation: 'lid
Function: noun
: EYELID
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

lid

see blow the lid off; flip one's lid; put the lid on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
LID
poor operator (shortwave transmission)
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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