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.
Phrases and idioms:
put 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.).
Derivatives:
lidded adj. (also in comb.). lidless adj.
Etymology: OE hlid f. Gmc