1 [C] either of the two soft edges at the opening to the mouth:
The assistant pursed her lips. * your upper / lower / top / bottom lip * She kissed him on the lips. * Not a drop of alcohol passed my lips (= I didn't drink any).
2 (-lipped) (in adjectives) having the type of lips mentioned:
thin-lipped * thick-lipped
seealsoTIGHT-LIPPED
3 [C] ~ (of sth) the edge of a container or a hollow place in the ground:
He ran his finger around the lip of the cup. * Lava bubbled a few feet below the lip of the crater.
4 [U] (informal) words spoken to sb that are rude and show a lack of respect for that person
SYNCHEEK:
Don't let him give you any lip! * I've just about had enough of your lip!
IDIOMS
lick / smack your lips
1 to move your tongue over your lips, especially before eating sth good
2 (informal) to show that you are excited about sth and want it to happen soon:
They were licking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal.
my lips are sealed used to say that you will not repeat sb's secret to other people
on everyone's lips if sth is on everyone's lips, they are all talking about it
moreatBITEv., PASSv., READv., STIFFadj.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for lip is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is lip a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, lip is tagged as noun.
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