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kiss
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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.

[Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan.]

kissa·ble adj.

kiss [kɪs]
vb
1. (tr) to touch with the lips or press the lips against as an expression of love, greeting, respect, etc.
2. (intr) to join lips with another person in an act of love or desire
3. to touch (each other) lightly their hands kissed
4. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards (of balls) to touch (each other) lightly while moving
n
1. the act of kissing; a caress with the lips Related adj oscular
2. a light touch
3. (Cookery) a small light sweet or cake, such as one made chiefly of egg white and sugar coffee kisses See also kiss off
[Old English cyssan, from coss; compare Old High German kussen, Old Norse kyssa]
kissable  adj

KISS Text messaging
abbreviation for
(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) keep it simple, stupid
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kisskiss - the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
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, 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"
Verb1.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"
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"

kiss
verb
1. osculate, peck (informal), snog (Brit. slang), neck (informal), smooch (informal), canoodle (slang), x (S.M.S.) She kissed me hard on the mouth
2. brush, touch, shave, scrape, graze, caress, glance off, stroke The wheels of the aircraft kissed the runway.
noun
snog, smacker (slang), peck (informal) (Brit. slang), smooch (informal), French kiss, osculation, x (S.M.S.) I put my arms around her and gave her a kiss.
Related words
adjective oscular
Quotations
"You must not kiss and tell" [William Congreve Love for Love]
"When women kiss it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands" [H.L. Mencken A Mencken Chrestomathy]
"The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile, implying in a subtle, complimentary way that she was as succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before" [F. Scott Fitzgerald The Crack-Up]
"You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss,"
"A sigh is just a sigh;"
"The fundamental things apply,"
"As time goes by" [Herman Hupfeld As Time Goes By]
Translations
kiss [kɪs]
A. Nbeso m; (= light touch) → roce m
to blow sb a kisstirar un beso a algn, dar un beso volado a algn
the kiss of death (fig) → el golpe de gracia
to give sb a kissdar un beso a algn
the kiss of life (Brit) (= artificial respiration) → respiración f boca a boca (fig) → nueva vida f, nuevas fuerzas fpl
B. VTbesar
to kiss sb's cheek/handbesar a algn en la mejilla/besar la mano a algn
to kiss sb goodbye/goodnightdar un beso de despedida/de buenas noches a algn
to kiss away sb's tearsenjugar las lágrimas a algn con besos
to kiss ass (esp US) → lamer culos
to kiss sb's ass (esp US) → lamer el culo a algn, hacer la pelota a algn
kiss my ass! (esp US) → ¡vete a la mierda!, ¡vete al carajo!(esp LAm)
C. VIbesarse
they kissedse besaron, se dieron un beso
to kiss and make uphacer las paces
D. CPD kiss curl N (Brit) → caracol m

kiss [ˈkɪs]
nbaiser m
a passionate kiss → un baiser passionné
to give sb a kiss → donner un baiser à qn
Give me a kiss → Donne-moi un baiser.
to blow sb a kiss → envoyer des baisers à qn
vtembrasser
He kissed her passionately → Il l'a embrassée passionnément.
to kiss sb on both cheeks → embrasser qn sur les deux joues
to kiss each other → s'embrasser
to kiss sb goodbye → embrasser qn pour lui dire au revoir
to kiss sb goodnight → embrasser qn pour lui souhaiter bonne nuit
to kiss sth goodbye → dire adieu à qch
vis'embrasser
They kissed → Ils se sont embrassés.

kiss
nKuss m; kiss of lifeMund-zu-Mund-Beatmung f; that will be the kiss of death for themdas wird ihnen den Todesstoß versetzen
vtküssen; (fig: = touch gently) → sanft berühren; to kiss somebody’s cheekjdn auf die Wange küssen; to kiss somebody’s handjdm die Hand küssen; woman’s hand (in greeting) → jdm einen Handkuss geben; they kissed each othersie gaben sich einen Kuss, sie küssten sich; to kiss somebody backjds Kuss (acc)erwidern, jdn wiederküssen; to kiss somebody good night/goodbyejdm einen Gutenachtkuss/Abschiedskuss geben; to kiss something goodbye (fig inf)sich (dat)etw abschminken (inf); come here and I’ll kiss it betterkomm her, ich werde mal blasen, dann tuts nicht mehr weh
viküssen; (= kiss each other)sich küssen; to kiss and make upsich mit einem Kuss versöhnen; to kiss and tell Informationen über eine Affäre an die Medien verkaufen

kiss [kɪs]
1. vtbaciare
to kiss sb goodbye → congedarsi da qn con un bacio
to kiss sb goodnight → dare a qn il bacio della buonanotte
to kiss sb's hand → baciare la mano a qn
2. vi to kiss (each other)baciarsi
3. nbacio

kiss [kɪs]
1. vtbaciare
to kiss sb goodbye → congedarsi da qn con un bacio
to kiss sb goodnight → dare a qn il bacio della buonanotte
to kiss sb's hand → baciare la mano a qn
2. vi to kiss (each other)baciarsi
3. nbacio

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 입맞추다 bučiuoti(s) skūpstīt; skūpstīties ciuman kussen kysse całować beijar a săruta целовать(ся) pobozkať poljubiti poljubiti kyssa จูบ öpmek, öpüşmek 親吻 цілувати(ся); чоломкатися بوسہ دینا hôn
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 поцілунок; чоломкання بوسہ دینے کا عمل nụ hôn
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 tekohengitys 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 인공호흡 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 口對口人工呼吸 штучне дихання منہ پر منہ رکھ کر سانس کے ذریعہ تنفس بحال کرنا hô hấp nhân tạo

kiss قبلة, يُقَبِل polibek, políbit kys, kysse Kuss, küssen φιλί, φιλώ besar, beso suudella, suukko baiser, embrasser poljubac, poljubiti baciare, bacio キス, キスする 키스, 키스하다 kus, kussen kyss, kysse pocałować, pocałunek beijar, beijo поцелуй, целовать puss, pussas การจูบ, จูบ öpmek, öpücük hôn, nụ hôn 接吻


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