LIP


Meaning of LIP in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.