kiss

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A woman kissing a baby.

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From Old English cyssan, from Proto-Germanic *kussja-, cognates include Danish kysse, Dutch kussen, German küssen, Icelandic kyssa and Swedish kyssa. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ku, *kus (probably imitative), with cognates including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kusso), poetic form of κύσω (kuso, to kiss), and Hittite kuwassanzi (they kiss).

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kiss (third-person singular simple present kisses, present participle kissing, simple past and past participle kissed)

  1. (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting, or as part of sexual activity.
  2. (transitive) To touch lightly or slightly.
    His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.
    The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed.
  3. (intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
  4. (transitive) To mark a cross (X) after your name on a card, etc.

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kiss (plural kisses)

  1. A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
  2. A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.

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kiss

  1. pee, wee, tinkle, urine

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