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Meanings of lip in English
Pouring projection formed by eversion of the rim of the mouth or spout of a vessel.
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Examples for "mouth"
Examples for "mouth"
1
There is the same diversity in the mouth as in the intestine.
2
Foot-and-mouth has been estimated to have cost the industry so far £200m.
3
Results from a suspect foot-and-mouth case in Co Louth have proved negative.
4
The lines of the mouth were crooked; the lips, thick and red.
5
Tests on a suspected case of foot-and-mouth in North Carolina are negative.
1
Her long, luxurious mane requires sass and a serious bundle of extensions.
2
Drill Find a long extension move and put some sass into it.
3
Fust Marse George sass him an' den de colonel sass him back.
4
Maimane's criticism was perhaps the most stinging, and came with the most sass.
5
He told her that she was never, under any conditions, to sass Barbara.
1
I never have any fun sassing parsons since I got married.
2
Since then I've heard worse jawing not called sassing, call it arguing now.
3
I don't know whether you're complimenting me or sassing me, miss.
4
It was young Emmett Till, murdered for sassing a White woman.
5
The Sophomores may sneer at faculties and kings, but they wouldn't think of sassing you.
1
No backtalk. He jabbed a thick finger at Sarah's gasping form.
2
Bitterness channels itself into anger and stupid backtalk and a million other destructive impulses.
3
Just do your job, obey orders, don't backtalk too much, and we'll all be happy.
4
For once, she didn't backtalk, or grumble, or anything.
5
If he wanted backtalk, he could stay home.
1
No back talk now, or else I'll show you who's boss here.
2
I need you to follow my orders exactly with no back talk, agreed?
3
You were so full of yourself, all mischief and back talk and vinegar.
4
They gave him three more scallops, and no back talk.
5
When he spoke, he was struck for giving back talk.
Usage of lip in English
1
The resolution of the problem requires more than lip service, he added.
2
Too often in the past, lip service was paid to consumer interests.
3
Biting her lip, the young woman immediately set her mind to work.
4
It brings people a new hope, less of a stiff upper lip.
5
Oh, she really didn't want to talk about his lip right now.
6
Destiny Jones: I want to continue to stay in the lip lane.
7
Especially from the knight's point of view. Munoz bit his lower lip.
8
Paying lip service to the concept isn't enough to make it work.
9
All cases were children with cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
10
All we have, after 50 years, is lip service to human rights.
11
I did note, however, her lower lip puffed out in a pout.
12
His eye lightened; his lip became compressed; he advanced to meet them.
13
Lamar adjusted a lip full of tobacco and said, Doing all right.
14
The simple but sinister question made Finian curl his lip in disgust.
15
Hubert looked down again; his lip wrinkled up in a little sneer.
16
Dominique McMullan, journalist 1 A statement lip distracts from a thousand sins.
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