kiss

kiss  (ks)

v. kissed, kiss·ing, kiss·es

v.tr.

1. To touch or caress with the lips as an expression of affection, greeting, respect, or amorousness.

2. To touch lightly or gently: flowers that were kissed by dew.

3. To strike lightly; brush against: barely kissed the other car with the bumper.

v.intr.

1. To engage in mutual touching or caressing with the lips.

2. To come into light contact.

n.

1. A caress or touch with the lips.

2. A slight or gentle touch.

3. A small piece of candy, especially of chocolate.

4. A drop cookie made of egg whites and sugar.

Phrasal Verbs:

kiss off Slang

1. To dismiss or reject.

2. To be forced to give up or regard as lost: He can kiss off that promotion.

3. To leave or disappear from notice: got bad press by telling the reporters to kiss off.

kiss up Slang

To behave obsequiously; fawn.

Idioms:

kiss ass Vulgar Slang

To act submissively or obsequiously in order to gain favor.

kiss goodbye

Informal To be forced to regard as lost, ruined, or hopeless: She can kiss her vacation plans goodbye.

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[Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan.]

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kissa·ble adj.

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kiss

Verb

1. to touch with the lips as an expression of love, greeting, or respect

2. to join lips with another person as an act of love or desire

3. Literary to touch lightly: a long high free kick that kissed the top of the crossbar

Noun

1. a caress with the lips

2. a light touch [Old English cyssan]

kissable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kiss - the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) buss, osculation touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" smooch, smack - an enthusiastic kiss deep kiss, French kiss, soul kiss - an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
	2.	kiss - a cookie made of egg whites and sugar cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
	3.	kiss - any of several bite-sized candies candy kiss candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts molasses kiss - a candy kiss that resembles toffee meringue kiss - a kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly chocolate kiss - a kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of chocolate Scotch kiss - butterscotch candy kiss
	4.	kiss - a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing" touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
Verb	1.	kiss - touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" buss, snog, osculate touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" peck, smack - kiss lightly
	2.	kiss - touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain" touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

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kiss

verb 1. peck, (informal) osculate, snog Brit. (slang) neck (informal) smooch (informal) canoodle (slang)

verb 2. brush, touch, shave, scrape, graze, caress, glance off, stroke

noun 3. peck, (informal) snog Brit. (slang) smacker (slang) smooch (informal) French kiss, osculation

Translations

kiss [kɪs] n → beso

vt → besar;

kiss of life (artificial respiration) → respiración f artificial;

to kiss sb goodbye → dar un beso de despedida a algn;

to kiss (each other) → besarse

kiss [kɪs] n → baiser m

vt → embrasser;

to kiss (each other) → s'embrasser;

to kiss sb goodbye → dire au revoir à qn en l'embrassant

kiss [kɪs] n → Kuß m

vt → küssen

vi → sich küssen;

to kiss (each other) → sich küssen;

to kiss sb goodbye → jdm einen Abschiedskuss geben

kiss [kɪs] n → bacio

vt → baciare;

to kiss (each other) → baciarsi;

to kiss sb goodbye → congedarsi da qn con un bacio;

kiss of life (BRIT) → respirazione f bocca a bocca

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kiss

v kiss [kis]

to touch with the lips as a sign of affection She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing. soen يُقَبِّل целувам políbit, líbat kysse küssen φιλώ besar suudlema بوسیدن suudella (s')embrasser לְנַשֵק चूमना, सहलाना poljubiti csókol(ódzik) mencium kyssa baciare キスする 입맞춤하다 bučiuoti(s) skūpstīt; skūpstīties ciuman kussen kysse całować beijar a săruta целовать(ся) pobozkať poljubiti poljubiti kyssa จูบ öpmek, öpüşmek 吻 цілувати(ся); чоломкатися بوسہ دینا hôn 吻

n

an act of kissing He gave her a kiss. kus تَقْبيل целувка polibek kys der Kuß φιλί beso suudlus بوسه suudelma baiser נְשִיקָה चुम्बन ljubljenje csók ciuman koss bacio キス 입맞춤 bučinys skūpsts ciuman kus kyss pocałunek beijo sărut поцелуй bozk poljub poljubac kyss การจูบ öpme 吻 поцілунок; чоломкання بوسہ دینے کا عمل nụ hôn 吻

kiss of life

a mouth-to-mouth method of restoring breathing. mond-tot-mond-asemhaling قُبْلَة الحَياه: إحياء عَن طَريق تَنَفُّس من الفَم إلى الفَم изкуствено дишане dýchání z úst do úst kunstigt åndedræt; mund-til-mund die Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung το φιλί της ζωής respiración boca a boca suust suhu hingamine تنفس مصنوعی suusta suuhun menetelmä bouche-à-bouche הַנשָמָה מְלָאכוּתִית मूंह से सांस दे कर जिंदा करने का तरीका poljubac života szájonlélegeztetés sistem pernapasan buatan munn við munn, blástursaðferð respirazione bocca a bocca 人工呼吸の一種 인공 호흡 dirbtinis kvėpavimas per burną elpināšana (no mutes mutē) pemulihan nafas mulut ke mulut mond-op-mondbeademing munn-mot-munn-metoden sztuczne oddychanie metodą usta-usta beijo da vida respiraţie gură la gură искусственное дыхание dýchanie z úst do úst umetno dihanje (usta na usta) usta na usta mun-mot-mun-metoden ผายปอด hayat öpücüğü 人工呼吸 штучне дихання منہ پر منہ رکھ کر سانس کے ذریعہ تنفس بحال کرنا hô hấp nhân tạo 人工呼吸