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| lid [ lid ] (plural lids) |
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1. top for container: a cover of a container that can be removed or raised on a hinge to open the container
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2. anatomy
Same as eyelid
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3. restraint: a restraint or control on something that keeps it within acceptable bounds
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informal
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  He promised to keep a lid on manufacturing costs.
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4. biology
Same as operculum (sense 3)
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5. U.S. amount of marijuana: a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
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slang
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| [ Old English hlid< Indo-European, "cover, something that bends over"] |
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| lid·ded adjective |
| lid·less adjective |
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flip your lid to react to something or somebody in the strongest, most emotionally uncontrolled manner possible (slang)
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