lip
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English lippe, from Old English lippa, lippe (“lip”), from Proto-Germanic *lepjōn (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely, droop, sag”). Cognate with Eastern Frisian lip (“lip”), Dutch lip (“lip”), German Lippe and Lefze (“lip”), Swedish läpp (“lip”), Norwegian leppe (“lip”), Latin labium (“lip”), Russian to kiss.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
lip (countable and uncountable; plural lips)
- (countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
- (countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
- 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 2
- I twisted my thighs, squeezed, and compressed the lips of that virgin slit
- 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 2
- (countable) The rim of an open container.
- (slang, uncountable) backtalk, verbal impertinence.
- Don’t give me any lip!
Synonyms [edit]
- (either of the fleshy protrusions around the mouth): labium (medical term)
- (part of body resembling a lip): labium (medical)
- (rim of an open container): edge, rim
- (impertinence): backchat, cheek (informal), impudence, rudeness
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from lip
Translations [edit]
fleshy protrusion framing the mouth
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part of body resembling a lip
rim of an open container
slang: backtalk, verbal impertinence
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Verb [edit]
lip (third-person singular simple present lips, present participle lipping, simple past and past participle lipped)
- To touch with the lips, notably kiss or lick, lap the lips against something
- To utter verbally
- To simulate speech merely by lip-movement, as suffices for a lip-reader
- (sports) to make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
lip f (plural lippen, diminutive lipje)
Related terms [edit]
- lipklank
- liplezen
- lippen (verb)
- lippendienst
- lippenrood n
- lippenstift
- lipvis
- loslippig
- schaamlip
- bovenlip
- onderlip
Anagrams [edit]
Gallo [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
lip (plural lips)
Polish [edit]
Noun [edit]
lip
- Genitive plural of lipa.
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.
Adjective [edit]
lip
- (Chakavian, Ikavian) nice, pretty
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transribed from Glagolitic original):
- Pasite se, ovce mile,
- sve ste lipe, sve ste bile
- 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
- Tad se usčudiše svi, vidiv Juditu,
- toko lipa biše i u takovu svitu.
- 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:
- Ovog zaručnika, lipa, mila, srićna,
- imati jest dika, srića, radost vična.
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transribed from Glagolitic original):
Tok Pisin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English leaf
Noun [edit]
lip
- leaf
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:30 (translation here):
- Tasol mi givim ol grinpela lip na gras samting olsem kaikai bilong olgeta bikpela na liklik animal na bilong olgeta pisin.” Orait ol dispela samting i kamap olsem God i tok.
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:30 (translation here):
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