lip
嘴唇,唇部,唇,唇语
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Definitions
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- : either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- : Usually lips . these parts as organs of speech: I heard it from his own lips.
- : lipstick: She usually wears a dramatic red lip.
- : a projecting edge on a container or other hollow object: the lip of a pitcher.
- : a liplike part or structure, especially of anatomy.
- : any edge or rim.
- : the edge of an opening or cavity, as of a canyon or a wound: the lip of the crater.
- : Slang. impudent talk; back talk: Don't give me any of your lip.
- : Botany. either of the two parts into which the corolla or calyx of certain plants, especially of the mint family, is divided.
- : Zoology. a labium.the outer or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell.
- : Music. the position and arrangement of lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument; embouchure.
- : the cutting edge of a tool.
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Phrases
- lips are sealed, one's
- lip service
- button up (one's lip)
- keep a stiff upper lip
- lick one's chops (lips)
- pass one's lips
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The musician blew into the broken tip, or apex, of the shell and vibrated his lips as if he were playing a trumpet or trombone.
The lone crew member waved us forward with a cigarette between his lips, and 10 minutes later, Loni Jo pushed off the banks with just four other cars on board.
While the prints and photographs in the Washington Printmakers Gallery exhibition are energized by the hot hue, not every artist can render fresh such familiar embodiments of redness as a rose, a firetruck or a pair of lips.
Doing so makes the speaker larger and easier for people to see and read their lips.
Given that he had already moved his ball, though, the official he called over was left to feel around the spot where Reed said it landed and confirm that there did appear to be “a lip,” which would indicate broken ground.
Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.
She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.
The higher your score, the more likely it is that you can lip-sync along to the “Checkers” Speech.
If only Sulzberger had managed to keep a zipped upper lip while leaving the dirty work to anonymous underlings.
Earlier in the year, TMZ alleged, citing a police report, that a hotel room spat between the two left Nicki with a busted lip.
He paled a little, and sucked his lip, his eyes wandering to the girl, who stood in stolid inapprehension of what was being said.