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Lip

noun
/lɪp/
Word Frequency: 9.3

Definitions

1.nounEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
2.nounA part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
3.noun(by extension) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.
4.nounBacktalk; verbal impertinence.
"Don’t give me any lip!"
5.nounThe edge of a high spot of land.
6.nounThe sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
7.nounOne of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
8.nounThe distinctive petal of the Orchis family.
9.nounOne of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
10.nounEmbouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.
11.verbTo touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).
12.verb(of something inanimate) To touch lightly.
13.verbTo wash against a surface, lap.
14.verbTo rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.
15.verbTo form the rim, edge or margin of something.
16.verbTo utter verbally.
17.verbTo simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth.
18.verbTo make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in.
19.verbTo change the sound of (a musical note played on a wind instrument) by moving or tensing the lips.

Synonyms

backchatcheek (informal)impudencerudenessedgerimspoutlabiummouthbrimsassbacktalk

Rhymes With

slipkinshipquipfellowshipgripriptripkip
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