I. ˈlip noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lippa; akin to Old High German leffur lip and probably to Latin labium, labrum lip
Date: before 12th century
1. : either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other vertebrates and are organs of human speech essential to certain articulations ; also : the red or pinkish margin of the human lip
2. slang : back talk
3.
a. : a fleshy edge or margin (as of a wound)
b. : labium
c. : labellum 1
d. : a limb of a labiate corolla
4.
a. : the edge of a hollow vessel or cavity
b. : a projecting edge: as
(1) : the beveled upper edge of the mouth of an organ flue pipe
(2) : the sharp cutting edge on the end of a tool (as an auger)
(3) : a short spout (as on a pitcher)
c. : edge 2
5. : embouchure
• lip·less -ləs adjective
• lip·like -ˌlīk adjective
II. adjective
Date: 1558
1. : insincere
lip praise
2. : produced with the participation of the lips : labial
lip consonants
III. verb
( lipped ; lip·ping )
Date: 1589
transitive verb
1. : to touch with the lips ; especially : kiss
2. : utter
3. : to lap against : lick
4. : to hit (a putt) so that the ball hits the edge of the cup but fails to drop in — usually used with out
intransitive verb
: to hit the edge of the cup without dropping in — used with out
the putt lipped out