[lid] n [ME, fr. OE hlid; akin to OHG hlit cover, and prob. to OE hlinian to lean--more at lean] (bef. 12c) 1: a movable cover for the opening of a hollow container (as a vessel or box)
2: eyelid
3: the operculum in mosses
4. slang: hat
5: something that confines, limits, or suppresses: check, restraint
6: an ounce of marijuana
[2]lid vt lid.ded ; lid.ding (13c): to cover or supply with a lid