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noun (plural lips) |
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1. part of mouth: either of two fleshy folds around the mouth that help control eating, drinking, and the production of sounds by the mouth
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2. something like lip: something like a lip, especially an edge or rim of something hollow
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3. anatomy
Same as labium (sense 1)
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4. impertinence: impudent or disrespectful talk
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transitive verb (past and past participle lipped, present participle lip·ping, 3rd person present singular lips) |
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1. strike rim with golf ball: to putt a golf ball so that it strikes the lip of a cup, but does not go in
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2. touch something with lips: to bring the lips into contact with something
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3. form lip of something: to form or be a lip of something
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| [ Old English lippa< Indo-European, "lip"] |
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a stiff upper lip U.K. a brave and composed bearing, with no giving way to emotion (informal)
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bite your lip
1. to stop yourself from saying something you want to say
2. to show that you are angry
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button your lip to stop speaking, not begin speaking, or keep a secret (slang)
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give somebody a fat lip to punch somebody hard in the mouth (slang)
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lick your lips to anticipate something eagerly
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