either of two fleshy parts which form the edge of the mouth of humans and animals; edge which projects outwards; boldness, impertinence, impudence (Slang)
kiss, osculate; answer back, answer insolently
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Lip Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Light Impression of Plate No. (on U.S.A. Plate No. Blocks)
Lip Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To utter; to speak.
To utter; to speak.
(v. t.)
To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss.
To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss.
(v. t.)
To clip; to trim.
To clip; to trim.
(n.)
The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
(n.)
The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous.
The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous.
(n.)
One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
(n.)
One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself.
One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself.
(n.)
One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
(n.)
An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.
lip
\lip\ (l&ibreve;p), n. [oe. lippe, as. lippa; akin to d. lip, g. lippe, lefze, ohg. lefs, dan. l?be, sw. l?pp, l. labium, labrum. cf. labial.]
1. one of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. in man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself. thine own lips testify against thee. xv. 6.
2. an edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.
3. the sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
4. (bot.) (a) one of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla. (b) the odd and peculiar petal in the orchis family. see orchidaceous.
5. (zo?l.) one of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
lip
bit, a pod auger. see auger.
lip
comfort, comfort that is given with words only.
lip
comforter, one who comforts with words only.
lip
labor, unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy.
lip
reading, the catching of the words or meaning of one speaking by watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice. arpenter.
lip
salve, a salve for sore lips.
lip
service, expression by the lips of obedience and devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments.
lip
wisdom, wise talk without practice, or unsupported by experience.
lip
work. (a) talk. (b) kissing. [humorous] jonson.
similar words(26)
to keep a stiff upper lip
lip rouge
lip comfort
lip comforter
lip fern
to make a lip
to shoot out the lip
lip labor
hairy lip fern
wooly lip fern
lip sync
lip off
lip bit
lip balm
lip-gloss
blobber lip
lip-sync
lip-synch
lip synch
lip reader
lip synchronization
lip reading
lip wisdom
lip work
lip salve
lip service
rudeness, cheek No more of your lip, boy. I won't allow you to be rude.
Meaning
Unguarded talk may give useful information to the enemy.
Origin
Allied slogan during World War 2.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Unguarded talk may give useful information to the enemy.
Origin
Allied slogan during World War 2.
rudeness, cheek
No more of your lip, boy. I won't allow you to be rude.
No more of your lip, boy. I won't allow you to be rude.
Gwefl = n. a chop, a snout, a lip
Gwefusglec = n. lip smack
Mentyn = n. a thin small lip
Min = n. edge, brink; lip
Minffug = a. of deceitful lip
Minfwich = n. a hare lip
1. cheek; 2. back-chat; 3. (surfing) top edge of a wave
not worth a damned
be silent
talk, especially to a superior, in a cheeky or insolent manner; be cheeky
ride a surfboard off the extremity of a wave
(pl. n.) (racist) large lips
go away or shut up
Noun
1. fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth
(hypernym) external body part
(hyponym) labium
(part-holonym) mouth
(part-meronym) labial artery, arteria labialis
2. an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
(synonym) sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, mouth
(hypernym) impudence, cheek, impertinence
3. the top edge of a vessel
(synonym) brim, rim
(hypernym) edge
(part-holonym) vessel
Lip Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Lip Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
also labellum. A petal, usually of quite different shape and size to the others, normally at the bottom of the flower, or apparently so, and often, especially in orchids, of complicated structure.
Lip Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Large Internet Packet
Loop Initialization Primitive sequence; a means to get an AL_PA address, to indicate a loop failure or to reset a node.
Lip Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Lips are a visible body part at the mouth of humans and many animals. Lips are soft, movable, and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech. Human lips are a tactile sensory organ, and can be erogenous when used in kissing and other acts of intimacy.
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Lip (plural lips or labia) may refer to:
As a word
- Lip, a soft, protruding organ at the mouth of many animals, including humans
- Labium (Latin for "lip"), referring to any lip-like structure, especially:
- Labium (genitalia), the external female genitalia, consisting of the labia minora and labia majora
- Labial scales, scales that form the lips of a scaled reptile's mouth
- Lip, a colloquial term for dipping tobacco, or dip
- LIP (clockwork company), a French manufacturer of watches
- Lips, a minor Greek god and one of the Anemoi, representing the southwest wind
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Lip Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
The lip of a wave is the crest where it's breaking.
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The top rim of the hole or cup
The top edge portion of the halfpipe or quarterpipe wall.
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Lip Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
besides its literal sense (Isa. 37:29, etc.), is used in the original (saphah) metaphorically for an edge or border, as of a cup (1 Kings 7:26), a garment (Ex. 28:32), a curtain (26:4), the sea (Gen. 22:17), the Jordan (2 Kings 2:13). To "open the lips" is to begin to speak (Job 11:5); to "refrain the lips" is to keep silence (Ps. 40:9; 1 Pet. 3:10). The "fruit of the lips" (Heb. 13:15) is praise, and the "calves of the lips" thank-offerings (Hos. 14:2). To "shoot out the lip" is to manifest scorn and defiance (Ps. 22:7). Many similar forms of expression are found in Scripture.
Lip Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
abbreviation, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia.
a rare type of pneumonia that particularly affects children with AIDS.
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A type of pneumonia that affects 35 to 40 percent of children with AIDS, which causes hardening of the lung membranes involved in absorbing oxygen. LIP is an AIDS-defining illness in children. The etiology (cause) of LIP is not clear. There is no established therapy for LIP, but the use of corticosteroids for progressive LIP has been advocated.
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