lip (l p)n. 1. Anatomy Either of two fleshy folds that surround the opening of the mouth. 2. A structure or part that encircles or bounds an orifice, as: a. Anatomy A labium. b. The margin of flesh around a wound. c. Either of the margins of the aperture of a gastropod shell. d. A rim, as of a vessel, bell, or crater. 3. Botany One of the two divisions of a bilabiate corolla or calyx, as in the snapdragon, or the modified upper petal of an orchid flower. 4. The tip of a pouring spout, as on a pitcher. 5. Slang Insolent talk. tr.v. lipped, lip·ping, lips 1. a. To touch the lips to. b. To kiss. 2. To utter. 3. To lap or splash against. 4. Sports To hit a golf ball so that it touches the edge of (the hole) without dropping in. [Middle English, from Old English lippa; see leb- in Indo-European roots.] lip  less adj. |
lip [lɪp]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy
a. 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 adj labial
b. (as modifier) lip salve
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding part in animals, esp mammals
3. any structure resembling a lip, such as the rim of a crater, the margin of a gastropod shell, etc.
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a nontechnical word for labium and labellum (sense 1)
5. Slang impudent talk or backchat
6. (Music, other) the embouchure and control in the lips needed to blow wind and brass instruments
bite one's lip
a. to stifle one's feelings
b. to be annoyed or irritated
button (up) one's lip Slang to stop talking: often imperative
keep a stiff upper lip to maintain one's courage or composure during a time of trouble without giving way to or revealing one's emotions
lick or smack one's lips to anticipate or recall something with glee or relish
vb lips, lipping, lipped
1. (tr) to touch with the lip or lips
2. (tr) to form or be a lip or lips for
3. (tr) Rare to murmur or whisper
4. (Music, other) (intr) to use the lips in playing a wind instrument See also lip out
[Old English lippa; related to Old High German leffur, Norwegian lepe, Latin labium]
lipless adj
liplike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lip - either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speakingexternal body part - any body part visible externally articulator - a movable speech organ mouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" overlip - the upper lip underlip - the lower lip arteria labialis, labial artery - an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth labial vein, vena labialis - a vein draining the lips of the mouth |
| 2. | lip - (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus | |
| 3. | lip - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" | |
| 4. | lip - the top edge of a vessel or other container shoe collar, collar - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | |
| 5. | lip - either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell |
lip
noun
2. (Slang) impudence, rudeness, insolence, impertinence, sauce (informal), cheek (informal), effrontery, backchat (informal), brass neck (informal) Enough of that lip if you want me to help you!
pay lip service to something or someone pretend to support, support insincerely, support hypocritically He had done no more that pay lip service to their views.
Related words
adjective labial
adjective labial
Translations
lip [lɪp]
A. N
1. (Anat) → labio m; [of cup, crater] → borde m; [of jug etc] → pico m
to bite one's lip (lit) → morderse el labio (fig) → morderse la lengua
to lick or smack one's lips → relamerse
to read sb's lips → leer en los labios de algn
my lips are sealed (= I won't tell) → soy una tumba; (= I can't tell) → no puedo contar nada
to pay lip service to an ideal → defender un ideal de boquilla
he's just paying lip service → todo lo que dice es boquilla
see also stiff A3
to bite one's lip (lit) → morderse el labio (fig) → morderse la lengua
to lick or smack one's lips → relamerse
to read sb's lips → leer en los labios de algn
my lips are sealed (= I won't tell) → soy una tumba; (= I can't tell) → no puedo contar nada
to pay lip service to an ideal → defender un ideal de boquilla
he's just paying lip service → todo lo que dice es boquilla
see also stiff A3
lip [ˈlɪp] n
[person] → lèvre f
to bite one's lip (fig) → se mordre les lèvres
to lick one's lips → se lécher les babines
my lips are sealed → motus et bouche cousue
to be the name on everyone's lips → être le nom qui est sur toutes les lèvres
to bite one's lip (fig) → se mordre les lèvres
to lick one's lips → se lécher les babines
my lips are sealed → motus et bouche cousue
to be the name on everyone's lips → être le nom qui est sur toutes les lèvres
[cup, jug] → bord m
[crater] → lèvre f
lip
lip:
lip:
n
lip:
lip balm
n = lip salve
lip gloss
n → Lipgloss m
lip:
lip-read
lip salve
n → Lippenfettstift m, → Lippenpflegestift m
lip service
n to pay lip to an idea → ein Lippenbekenntnis zu einer Idee ablegen
lipstick
n → Lippenstift m
lip-sync(h)
lip [lɪp] n (Anat) → labbro; (of jug) → beccuccio; (of glass, of cup) → orlo (fam) (insolence) → sfacciataggine f
lip [lɪp] n (Anat) → labbro; (of jug) → beccuccio; (of glass, of cup) → orlo (fam) (insolence) → sfacciataggine f
lip [lɪp] n (Anat) → labbro; (of jug) → beccuccio; (of glass, of cup) → orlo (fam) (insolence) → sfacciataggine f
n lip [lip]
1 either of the folds of flesh which form the edge of the mouth She bit her lip. lip شَفه устна ret læbe die Lippe χείλος labio huul لب huuli lèvre שָׂפָה होंठ usna ajak bibir vör labbro くちびる 입술 lūpa lūpa bibir lip leppe warga lábio buză губа pera ustnica usna läpp ริมฝีปาก dudak 嘴唇 губа ہونٹ môi 嘴唇
2 the edge of something the lip of a cup. rand حافَّه ръб okraj kant; rand der Rand χείλος, άκρη borde serv لبه reuna bord שָׂפָה किनारा rub szél tepi vör; barmur, brún bordo へり 주둥이, 가장자리 kraštas (trauka) mala bibir rand rand, framspringende kant brzeg borda buză, margine край okraj rob ivica kant, rand, brädd, pip ขอบ kenar 邊 край; виступ کسی شے کا کنارا gờ; mép 边
-lipped
a thin-lipped mouth. -lippig ذو شَفَه، ذو حافَّه с .., устни s ... rty -læbet ...-lippig -χειλος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de labios ...huultega, ...huuleline لبه -huulinen aux lèvres (...) בַּעַל שְׂפָתַיִים ओष्ठवाला (tankih) usana ajkú berbibir með (þunnar) varir dalle labbra (...) －くちびるの 입술이 있는 -lūpis -lūpains berbibir met... lippen med (...) lepper o... wargach de lábios cu buze (...) -губый s ... perami z (...) ustnicami -usni -läppad, med [] läppar ริมฝีปาก ... dudaklı 長著...嘴唇的 з такими губами کسی مخصوص قسم کے ہونٹ والا (từ ghép) thuộc môi 长着...嘴唇的
v lip-read
(of a deaf person) to understand what a person is saying by watching the movement of his lips. liplees يَقْرأ الشَّفَتَيْن: يَفْهَم من حَرَكات الشَّفَتين чета по устните odčítat ze rtů mundaflæsning von den Lippen lesen διαβάζω τα χείλη leer en los labios huultelt lugema لب خواندن lukea huulilta lire sur les lèvres לִקרוֹא שְׂפָתַיִים होठों की गति से बात समझना čitati s usana szájról olvas membaca gerak bibir lesa af vörum leggere sulle labbra 読唇する 독순술(讀脣術)로 이해하다 suprasti iš lūpų judesių nolasīt no lūpām (par kurlmēmo) membaca gerak bibir liplezen lese på leppene czytać z ruchu warg ler os lábios a citi pe buze читать с губ čítať z pier brati z ustnic čitati sa usana läsa på läpparna อ่านปาก dudak(tan) okumak (聾啞人)唇讀理解 читати по губах ہونٹوں کی حرکت سے الفاظ کا اندازہ لگانا hiểu theo mấp máy môi 唇读理解（某人的话）
n lipstick
(a stick of) colouring for the lips. lipstiffie أحْمَر شَفاه червило rtěnka læbestift der Lippenstift κραγιόν lápiz de labios huulepulk ماتیک لب huulipuna rouge à lèvres שְׂפָתוֹן लिपस्टिक ruž ajakrúzs gincu varalitur rossetto 口紅 립스틱 lūpų dažai lūpu zīmulis gincu lippenstift leppestift szminka baton ruj помада rúž šminka karmin läppstift ลิปสติก ruj, dudak boyası 口紅 губна помада ہونٹوں کو رنگنے کا چھوٹا مومی قلم son môi 口红
pay lip-service to
to show respect to, or approval of, in word only, without sincerely feeling it. lippediens bewys يُظْهِر احْتِرامَه او موافقتـه بالكَلام فَقَط възхищавам се на някого само на думи předstírat slovy podporu lade som om noget interesserer én ein Lippenbekenntnis ablegen υποστηρίζω κπ. μόνο στα λόγια alabar un ideal de boquilla pugema چاپلوسی kiittää vain ulkoisesti puheissa dire pour la forme מַס שְׂפָתָיִים दिखावटी प्रेम करना prividno pokazivati poštovanje csak szavakat mond, szép a retorika... basa-basi hræsna fyrir (dire bene a fior di labbra) 口先だけのことを言う ...에게 입에 발린 말을 하다 žodžiais pritarti atzīt tikai vārdos berpura-pura saja menyokong, mengambil berat lippendienst bewijzen aan hykle, snakke etter munnen składać słowne deklaracje mostrar aprovação a spune de formă признавать только на словах podporovať len slovami laskati biti slatkorečiv tjäna med läpparna แสดงความเคารพอย่างไม่จริงใจ sözde samimiyet göstermek 嘴上說得好聽 підтримувати тільки на словах اوپری غیر مخلصانہ مدد lời nói đãi bôi 口头上说得好听的话
lip → شفاه ret læbe Lippe χείλος labio huuli lèvre usnica labbro 唇 입술 lip leppe warga lábio губа läpp ริมฝีปาก dudak môi 嘴唇
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