/kis/ , v.t.
1. to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
2. to join lips with in this way: She kissed him and left.
3. to touch gently or lightly: The breeze kissed her face.
4. to put, bring, take, etc., by, or as if by, kissing: She kissed the baby's tears away.
5. Billiards , Pool. (of a ball) to make slight contact with or brush (another ball).
v.i.
6. to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.: They kissed passionately.
7. to express a thought, feeling, etc., by a contact of the lips: They kissed good-bye at the station.
8. to purse and then part the lips, emitting a smacking sound, as in kissing someone.
9. Billiards , Pool. (of a ball) to carom gently off or touch another ball.
10. kiss ass , Slang ( vulgar ). to be obsequious; fawn.
11. kiss off , Slang.
a. to reject, dismiss, or ignore: He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand.
b. (used to express contemptuous rejection or dismissal).
c. to give up, renounce, or dispense with: Leaving Tulsa meant kissing off a promising job.
n.
12. an act or instance of kissing.
13. a slight touch or contact.
14. Billiards , Pool. the slight touch of one ball by another.
15. a baked confection of egg whites and confectioners' sugar, served as a cookie.
16. a piece of toffeelike confectionery, sometimes containing nuts, coconut, or the like.
17. a small, sometimes conical, bite-size piece of chocolate, usually individually wrapped.
18. blow or throw a kiss , to indicate an intended kiss from a distance, usually in bidding farewell, by kissing one's own fingertips and moving the hand toward the person greeted.
[ bef. 900; ME kissen to kiss, OE cyssan (c. G küssen, ON kyssa ), deriv. of OE coss a kiss; c. ON koss, G Küss ]