(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone, you touch them with your lips to show affection or sexual desire, or to greet them or say goodbye.
She leaned up and ~ed him on the cheek...
Her parents ~ed her goodbye as she set off from their home...
They ~ed for almost half-a-minute...
We ~ed goodbye.
V-RECIP: NON-RECIP: V n, V n n, RECIP: pl-n V, pl-n V n
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Kiss is also a noun.
I put my arms around her and gave her a ~...
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2.
If you say that something ~es another thing, you mean that it touches that thing very gently.
The wheels of the aircraft ~ed the runway.
VERB: V n
3.
If you blow someone a ~ or blow a ~, you touch the palm of your hand lightly with your lips, and then blow across your hand towards the person, in order to show them your affection.
Maria blew him a ~...
PHRASE: V inflects
4.
If you say that you ~ something goodbye or ~ goodbye to something, you accept the fact that you are going to lose it, although you do not want to. (INFORMAL)
I felt sure I’d have to ~ my dancing career goodbye.
PHRASE: V inflects