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lip

/lɪp/

noun

Meaning

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

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

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

  • Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

    "Don’t give me any lip!"

  • The edge of a high spot of land.

  • The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.

  • One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.

  • The distinctive petal of the Orchis family.

  • One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.

  • Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.

Synonyms

backchat,
cheek (informal),
impudence,
rudeness,
edge,
rim,
spout,
labium,
labium

verb

Meaning

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

  • (of something inanimate) To touch lightly.

  • To wash against a surface, lap.

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

  • To form the rim, edge or margin of something.

  • To utter verbally.

  • To simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth.

  • To make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in.

  • To change the sound of (a musical note played on a wind instrument) by moving or tensing the lips.