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lip  (lp)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English lippa; see leb- in Indo-European roots.]

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lipless adj.

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lip

Noun

1. Anat either of the two fleshy folds surrounding the mouth

2. any structure resembling a lip, such as the rim of a jug

3. Slang impudent talk or backchat

4. bite one's lip to avoid showing feelings of anger or distress

5. keep a stiff upper lip to maintain one's composure during a time of trouble

6. lick or smack one's lips to anticipate or recall something with glee or relish [Old English lippa]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lip - either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking external 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 phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants 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" back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, mouth comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, counter, return - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
	4.	lip - the top edge of a vessel or other container brim, rim 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 margin, perimeter, border - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

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lip

noun 1. edge, rim, brim, margin, brink, flange

noun 2. (Slang) impudence, rudeness, insolence, impertinence, sauce (informal) cheek (informal) effrontery, backchat (informal) brass neck (informal) smack or lick your lips gloat, drool, slaver >> adjective labial

Translations

lip [lɪp] n → labio; [of jug] → pico; [of cup etc] → borde m

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lip [lɪp] n → lèvre f [of cup etc]; rebord m (= insolence); insolences fpl

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lip [lɪp] n (Anat) → Lippe f;

(of cup etc) → Rand m;

(inf) (= insolence); Frechheiten pl

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lip [lɪp] n → labbro; [of cup etc] → orlo (= insolence); sfacciataggine f

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lip

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 (사발·구멍 등의) 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 「입술의」란 뜻의 연결형 -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 en los leer 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 (말을) 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 pokkuroida dire pour la forme מַס שְׂפָתָיִים दिखावटी प्रेम करना prividno pokazivati poštovanje csak szavakat mond, szép a retorika... basa-basi hræsna fyrir (a fior di dire bene 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 嘴上說得好听 підтримувати тільки на словах اوپری غیر مخلصانہ مدد lời nói đãi bôi 口头上说得好听的话