lip (lɪp
)
Definitions
noun
- anatomy
- either of the two fleshy folds surrounding the mouth, playing an important role in the production of speech sounds, retaining food in the mouth, etc related adjective labial
- ((as modifier) ⇒
lip salve
- the corresponding part in animals, esp mammals
- any structure resembling a lip, such as the rim of a crater, the margin of a gastropod shell, etc
- a nontechnical word for labium , labellum (sense 1)
- slang impudent talk or backchat
- the embouchure and control in the lips needed to blow wind and brass instruments
- See bite one's lip
- See button one's lip
- See keep a stiff upper lip
- See lick one's lips
verb
Word forms: lips, lipping, lipped
- (tr) to touch with the lip or lips
- (tr) to form or be a lip or lips for
- (tr) rare to murmur or whisper
- (intr) to use the lips in playing a wind instrument
See also
lip outAlternative Forms
ˈlipless adjective ˈlipˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
Old English lippa; related to Old High German leffur, Norwegian lepe, Latin labiumlipo- or (before a vowel) lip-
Definitions
combining form
- fat or fatty ⇒
lipoprotein
Word Origin
from Greek lipos fatTranslations
- British English:
lip
Your lips are the two outer parts of the edge of your mouth.He licked his dry lips.lɪp NOUN He licked his dry lips.
- Spanish:
labio
nm
- French:
lèvre
nf
- German:
Lippe
nf
- Chinese: 嘴唇 n
- Arabic: شِفَةٌ n
- Portuguese: lábio nm
- Russian: губа nf
- Croatian: usnica nf
- Czech: ret nm
- Danish: læbe nutr
- Dutch: lip n
- Finnish: huuli n
- Greek: χείλος nnt
- Italian: labbro nm labbra
- Japanese: 唇 n
- Korean: 입술 n
- Norwegian: leppe nm
- Polish: warga nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: lábio nm
- European Spanish:
labio
nm
- Swedish: läpp nutr
- Thai: ริมฝีปาก n
- Turkish: dudak n
- Vietnamese: môi n
Usage examples
Adrina had to bite her lip to prevent herself laughing aloud.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Use a safety razor with multiple blades and use short strokes with the grain, saving your chin and upper lip for last.
Maxim (2005)Never has so much lip gloss, so much cleavage and so many diamonds come together in such a small space.
Globe and Mail (2003)You don't need to be a mind-reader - or a lip reader for that matter - to work out what was going on.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)Sandy's reaction was to let out a low, grizzly growl and to curl her lip menacingly.
, FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)