LIP


Meaning of LIP in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ top , upper

▪ bottom , lower

▪ chapped , cracked , dry , parched

She licked her parched ~s.

▪ moist

▪ fleshy , full , thick

▪ thin

▪ kissable , luscious , pouty

She has full, pouty ~s.

▪ fat (= swollen)

She had a fat ~ and a black eye.

▪ split

He has a split ~ and his eye is swelling.

▪ cleft

babies born with a cleft ~

VERB + LIP

▪ bite , chew

He bit his ~ nervously, trying not to cry.

▪ press together , purse

She pursed her ~s in disapproval.

▪ part

He parted his ~s to say something.

▪ pout , pucker

▪ curl

Dan curled his ~ in disgust.

▪ lick , smack

He licked his ~s hungrily.

▪ moisten , wet

He nervously moistened his ~s with his tongue.

▪ wipe

She wiped her ~s with the back of her hand.

▪ kiss

She smiled and then kissed his ~s.

LIP + VERB

▪ move , part

Her ~s parted with a cry of fear.

▪ meet

Their ~s met and the kiss was soft.

▪ quiver , tremble

▪ quirk ( AmE ), twitch

He raised his eyebrow, and his ~s quirked.

Renée's ~s twitched with amusement.

▪ curl , curve

His ~s curled contemptuously.

His ~s curved into a smile.

▪ pout

The firm ~s pouted in a sulk.

▪ purse , tighten

Her ~s pursed in amusement.

▪ protrude

▪ brush sth , graze sth

His ~s brushed her cheek.

PREPOSITION

▪ around your ~ , round your ~ ( esp. BrE )

He ran his tongue around his ~s.

▪ between your ~

a cigarette between his ~s

▪ on your ~

There was a smile on her ~s.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .