lid (l d)n. 1. A removable or hinged cover for a hollow receptacle or box. 2. An eyelid. 3. Biology A flaplike covering, such as an operculum. 4. A curb, restraint, or limit: approved a new lid on corporate spending. 5. Informal An act of concealment; a cover: told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign was over. 6. Slang A hat. 7. Slang An ounce of marijuana. tr.v. lid·ded, lid·ding, lids To cover with or as if with a lid. [Middle English, from Old English hlid; see klei- in Indo-European roots.] |
lid [lɪd]
n
1. a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle a saucepan lid a desk lid
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) short for eyelid
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany another name for operculum [2]
4. Slang short for skidlid
5. US dated slang a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
dip one's lid Austral informal to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc.
flip one's lid Slang to become crazy or angry
put the lid on Informal
a. Brit to be the final blow to
b. to curb, prevent, or discourage
take the lid off Informal to make startling or spectacular revelations about
[Old English hlid; related to Old Friesian hlid, Old High German hlit cover]
lidded adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lid - either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"protective fold - a flap of tissue that protects what it covers conjunctiva - a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid |
| 2. | lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid" box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed cover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" trunk lid - hinged lid for a trunk | |
| 3. |  lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brimboater, leghorn, Panama hat, straw hat, Panama, sailor, skimmer - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown bonnet, poke bonnet - a hat tied under the chin bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat, bowler - a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat campaign hat - a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel cavalier hat, slouch hat - a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim cocked hat - hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat - a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head deerstalker - a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters dress hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, stovepipe, high hat, beaver, topper - a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap - a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils fur hat - a hat made of fur hatband - a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim woman's hat, millinery - hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner shovel hat - a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain snap-brim hat - a hat with a snap brim sombrero - a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico sou'wester - waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front titfer - a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat') toque - a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs |
lid
Translations
lid [lɪd] N
1. → tapa f (= hat) → gorro m
he's flipped his lid → ha perdido la chaveta
that puts the lid on it! → ¡esto es el colmo or el acabóse!
to take the lid off [+ scandal] → exponer a la luz pública
he's flipped his lid → ha perdido la chaveta
that puts the lid on it! → ¡esto es el colmo or el acabóse!
to take the lid off [+ scandal] → exponer a la luz pública
2. (= eyelid) → párpado m
lid [ˈlɪd] n [pan, box] → couvercle m
to lift the lid on sth, to take the lid off sth (fig) → exposer qch au grand jour, étaler qch au grand jour
to keep the lid on sth [+ inflation, violence] → contenir qch, enrayer qch
to keep the lid on the violence → enrayer la violence
to keep a lid on one's emotions → faire taire ses émotions
to lift the lid on sth, to take the lid off sth (fig) → exposer qch au grand jour, étaler qch au grand jour
to keep the lid on sth [+ inflation, violence] → contenir qch, enrayer qch
to keep the lid on the violence → enrayer la violence
to keep a lid on one's emotions → faire taire ses émotions
(also eyelid) → paupière f
lid
n
→ Deckel m; that puts the (tin) lid on it (inf) → das ist doch die Höhe, das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus; a documentary that really takes the lid off Hollywood → ein Dokumentarfilm, der das wahre Gesicht Hollywoods zeigt; the press took the lid off the whole plan → die Presse hat den Plan enthüllt or aufgedeckt; to keep a lid on something → etw unter Kontrolle halten; on information → etw geheim halten; to put the lid on something (on scandal, affair) → etw vertuschen; to put the lid on somebody → jdn zum Schweigen bringen
(= eyelid) → Lid nt
lid [lɪd] n → coperchio
to take the lid off sth (fig) → smascherare qc
that puts the lid on it (fam) → ci mancava solo questo
lid [lɪd] n → coperchio
to take the lid off sth (fig) → smascherare qc
that puts the lid on it (fam) → ci mancava solo questo
to take the lid off sth (fig) → smascherare qc
that puts the lid on it (fam) → ci mancava solo questo
lid [lɪd] n → coperchio
to take the lid off sth (fig) → smascherare qc
that puts the lid on it (fam) → ci mancava solo questo
n lid [lid]
1 a cover for a pot, box etc He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside. deksel غِطاء капак víko låg der Deckel καπάκι tapa kaas سرپوش kansi couvercle מִכסֶה ढक्कन poklopac fedő tutup lok coperchio ふた 뚜껑 dangtis, viršus vāks tutup deksel lokk, deksel wie(cz)ko, pokrywka tampa capac крышка vrchnák; pokrievka pokrov poklopac lock ฝา kapak 蓋子 кришка ڈھکنا nắp; vung 盖子
2 an eyelid The infection has not affected the eye itself although the lid is swollen. ooglid جَفْن العَيْن клепач oční víčko øjelåg das Lid βλέφαρο párpado silmalaug پلک چشم luomi paupière עַפעַף पलक, निमि kapak, vjeđa szemhéj kelopak mata augnlok palpebra まぶた 눈꺼풀 (akies) vokas plaksts kelopak mata ooglid øyenlokk powieka pálpebra pleoapă веко očné viečko očesna veka kapak ögonlock เปลือกตา göz kapağı 眼瞼 повіка پپوٹا mí mắt 眼睑
lid → غِطاء poklice låg Deckel καπάκι tapa kansi couvercle poklopac coperchio 蓋 뚜껑 deksel lokk pokrywka tampa крышка lock ฝาปิด kapak cái vung 盖子
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