lip

lip
[[t]lɪ̱p[/t]]
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lips
1) N-COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N Your lips are the two outer parts of the edge of your mouth.

Wade stuck the cigarette between his lips.

2) N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n The lip of something such as a container or a high area of land is its edge.

...the lip of the jug.

...the lip of Mount Etna's smouldering crater.

Syn:
3) PHRASE: V inflects If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.

She bit her lip as she recalled the words he'd thrown at her.

4) PHRASE: v-link PHR If you say that something is on everyone's lips, you mean that a lot of people seem to be interested in it and are talking about it.

A reporter asks the president the question on everyone's lips: `Do you anticipate being re-appointed?'...

He is the guy whose name is on everyone's lips at the moment.

5) PHRASE: V inflects If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.

They licked their lips in anticipation...

We swallowed the chocolates in one gulp, licking our lips.

6) PHRASE If you tell someone that your lips are sealed, you are promising them that you will keep a secret that they have told you.

As for anything told to me in confidence, well, my lips are sealed.

7) PHRASE: usu v PHR, v-link PHR If you say that someone is keeping a stiff upper lip, you mean that they are not showing any emotion even though it is difficult for them not to.

English dictionary. 2008.

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Synonyms:
(of the mouth, etc.)


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