LID


Meaning of LID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lɪd ]

n. 1 a hinged or removable cover, esp. for the top of a container. 2 = EYELID. 3 the operculum of a shell or a plant. 4 sl. a hat. øput the lid (or tin lid) on Brit. colloq. 1 be the culmination of. 2 put a stop to. take the lid off colloq. expose (a scandal etc.). øølidded adj. (also in comb.). lidless adj. [OE hlid f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.