Kiss | Mean of kiss in English Dictionary
/ˈkɪs/
- Verb
- to touch (someone) with your lips as a greeting or as a way of showing love or sexual attraction
- He kissed her on the cheek. = He kissed her cheek.
- They kissed each other passionately.
- She kissed him good night/goodbye.
- I'll never forget the night we first kissed.
- to touch (something) with your lips
- When he got off the plane he knelt down and kissed the ground.
- to touch (something) gently or lightly
- The tree's branches kissed the ground below.
- to become friendly again after a fight or disagreement
- It's time for the mayor and the police chief to kiss and make up.
- to tell people about the private details of your romantic relationships
- I never kiss and tell.
- to be nice to people in order to make them like you or give something to you
- He says he doesn't want a promotion if he has to kiss ass to get it.
- to reject or ignore (someone or something) in a casual or careless way
- My boss kissed off my ideas for a new product.
- to accept the fact that you have lost or will never get (something)
- You can kiss off [=give up on] any hope of getting tickets to the game.
- to accept the fact that you have lost or will never get something
- They can kiss their vacation plans goodbye now. [=their vacation plans are now ruined]
- If you don't start working harder, you can kiss that promotion goodbye. [=you won't be getting that promotion]
- to try to make (someone) like you
- She is always kissing up to [=sucking up to] the boss.
- Noun
- the act of kissing someone or something
- He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
- She greeted him with a hug and a kiss.
- a tender/gentle/passionate kiss
- to kiss the palm of your hand, put your hand flat in front of your mouth, and then blow on it toward (someone)
- She blew me a kiss and waved goodbye.
- to kiss the palm of your hand and move your hand quickly away from your mouth in a waving motion toward (someone)