Lip

Definitions

1. Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
   countable
2. Abbreviation of large igneous province.
   abbreviation, alt-of
3. A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
   countable
4. Abbreviation of litigant in person.
   abbreviation, alt-of
5. The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.
   broadly, countable
6. Backtalk; verbal impertinence.
   slang, uncountable
7. The edge of a high spot of land.
   countable, uncountable
8. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
   countable, uncountable
9. One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
   countable, uncountable
10. A distinctive lower-appearing of the three true petals of an orchid.
    countable, uncountable
11. One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
    countable, uncountable
12. Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.
    colloquial, countable, uncountable
13. Clipping of lipstick.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

77 more languages

Afrikaanslip

አማርኛከንፈር

العربيةالشفةشَفَايِفشفة

Azərbaycan dilidodaq

Беларускаягуба

Българскинаха́лствоустнацелувам

বাংলাঠোঁট

Bosanskibilebužalepliplipelipolupaperapicousnaгубауснауста+ 10 more

Catalàllavi

Češtinaokrajpyskret

Cymraeggwefusmin

Dansklæbe

Ελληνικάχείλιχείλος

Esperantolipo

Eestihuul

Euskaraezpain

فارسیلب

Suomihuulikorkkinokkareunareunus+ 2 more

Gaeilgebeolaliopa

Gàidhligbileiomalloir

Galegobecobeizolabiolabrelipe+ 2 more

ગુજરાતીહોઠ

עבריתשָׂפָה

हिन्दीलबहोंठ

Hrvatskibilebužalepliplipelipolupaperapicousnaгубауснауста+ 10 more

Magyarajak

Հայերենշուրթշրթունք

Bahasa Indonesiabibir

Íslenskavor

Italianobeccucciolabbro

日本語リップ唇

ქართულიბაგეტუჩი

Қазақ тіліерін

ភាសាខ្មែរបបូរមាត់

한국어귀입술

Kurdîbîlebûzlêblepminpêrarettûnwargaلب+ 7 more

Кыргызчаэрин

Latinalabellumlabiumlabrum

LëtzebuergeschLëps

Lingálalobebu

ລາວຮິມຝີປາກ

Lietuviųlūpa

Latviešulūpa

Malagasymolotra

Te Reo Māoringutu

Македонскиусна

മലയാളംചുണ്ട്

Монголуруул

Bahasa Melayubibir

Maltixoffa

မြန်မာနှုတ်ခမ်း

Nederlandsgrote bekgrote mondliplipjetegenspraak+ 2 more

ଓଡ଼ିଆଓଠ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀبلھلَبّਬੁੱਲ੍ਹ

Polskibrzegwargawargowy

Portuguêsbeiçolábio

Românăbuzăbuze

Русскийгубакрайна́глостьнахальствоуста+ 2 more

Ikinyarwandaumunwa

Slovenčinapera

Slovenščinaustnica

Shqipbuzë

Српскиbilebužalepliplipelipolupaperapicousnaгубауснауста+ 10 more

Svenskakaxighetlapp

தமிழ்இதழ்உதடுஉரைசெப்புபேசுமுத்தமிடுமுத்துவிளிம்பு+ 5 more

తెలుగుపెదవి

Тоҷикӣлаб

ไทยปากริมฝีปากโอษฐ์

Türkmençedodakerinleb

Tagaloglabi

Türkçedudaklep

Українськагубагубний

اردولبہون٘ٹ

Tiếng Việtmoi

Woloftuñ

中文зуйчунзызуйчур唇嘴脣 /嘴唇+ 1 more

繁體中文唇

Examples

“[…]thine owne lippes teſtifie againſt thee.”

“[…]I twiſted my thighs, ſqueezed, and compreſs’d the lips of that virgin-ſlit[…]”

Fanny Hill

“The cork sails over the garden wall and lands somewhere no one can see⟳ it. A crest of white spills over the lip of the bottle and Niall pours the wine into Elaine's glass.”

“Don’t give⟳ me any lip!”

“Kevin Sutherland: I've had enough of your lip!”

“Loose Tomato grew up tough. No one ever suspected that he was scared every time he walked down the street. Any lip and they got their ass kicked.”

“We landed at the head of Garden Island, which is situated near the middle of the river and on the lip of the Falls. On reaching that lip, and peering over the giddy height, the wondrous and unique character of the magnificent cascade at once burst⟳ upon us.”

“They toiled forward⟳ along a tiny path on the river’s lip. Suddenly it vanished. The bank was sheer red solid clay in front of them, sloping straight into the river.”

“Looking to the east we could see⟳ Api and the mountains of west Nepal, shapely snow⟳ peaks in the distance, while in the immediate foreground, much lower but still dramatic, were the peaks of Panch Chuli IV and V (III was hidden by the lip of a huge cornice), Telkot and Nagling, all of them unclimbed, all steep and challenging.”

“I put⟳ on some red lip and a casual print⟳ dress.”

CEFR level