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Meaning of lip

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lip

Pronunciation:/lɪp/

noun

Definitions

  1. Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

    Synonyms:labium

  2. A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.

    Synonyms:labium

  3. (by extension) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.

    Synonyms:edgerimspout

  4. Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

    Example: Don’t give me any lip!

    Synonyms:backchatcheek (informal)impudencerudeness

verb

Definitions

  1. To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).

  2. (of something inanimate) To touch lightly.

  3. To wash against a surface, lap.

  4. To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lip

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