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Meanings of lip in English

Russian
губы
Portuguese
lábio
Catalan
llavi
Spanish
labio
Wikidata

Pouring projection formed by eversion of the rim of the mouth or spout of a vessel.

Related terms
губы
Spanish
descoco

An impudent or insolent rejoinder.

descoco
Synonyms
Examples for "lips"
Examples for "lips"
1
His hands twitched; his lips quivered; the tears were in his eyes.
The Amateur Cracksman
2
The lines of the mouth were crooked; the lips, thick and red.
The Country Doctor
3
Jenny could read his lips as he said, You're right; works fine.
Dragonshadow
4
Yet those present say one issue didn't even cross their lips: Brexit.
The Irish Times
5
A faint smile parted the lips of the gentleman in the chair.
The Great Secret
1
The shell and lining is pierced in front for a pouring spout, and on either side by doors, through which the raw material is charged.
The Working of Steel / Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of...
Portuguese
rebordo
Catalan
costat
Spanish
lado

The top edge of a vessel or other container.

rebordo
Usage of lip in English
1
The resolution of the problem requires more than lip service, he added.
The Irish Times
2
Too often in the past, lip service was paid to consumer interests.
The Irish Times
3
Biting her lip, the young woman immediately set her mind to work.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
4
It brings people a new hope, less of a stiff upper lip.
The Guardian
5
Oh, she really didn't want to talk about his lip right now.
Indecent suggestion
6
Destiny Jones: I want to continue to stay in the lip lane.
Ebony
7
Especially from the knight's point of view. Munoz bit his lower lip.
The Flanders Panel
8
Paying lip service to the concept isn't enough to make it work.
The Irish Times
9
All cases were children with cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
Pubmed
10
All we have, after 50 years, is lip service to human rights.
The Irish Times
11
I did note, however, her lower lip puffed out in a pout.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
12
His eye lightened; his lip became compressed; he advanced to meet them.
Coningsby; Or, The New Generation
13
Lamar adjusted a lip full of tobacco and said, Doing all right.
Clementine
14
The simple but sinister question made Finian curl his lip in disgust.
The irish warrior
15
Hubert looked down again; his lip wrinkled up in a little sneer.
By What Authority?
16
Dominique McMullan, journalist 1 A statement lip distracts from a thousand sins.
The Irish Times
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Translations for lip
Portuguese
lábiorebordo
Lip through the time
Lip across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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