Lip | Mean of lip in English Dictionary
/ˈlɪp/
- Noun
- either one of the two soft parts that surround the mouth
- the lower/upper lip
- thin/thick/full lips
- He had a cut on his lip.
- He kissed her (right) on the lips.
- She was nervously biting her lip.
- She had a smile on her lips. [=she was smiling]
- the edge of a cut or hole
- the lips of a wound
- the lip of a crater
- the edge of a container especially where it is slightly spread out
- the lip of a pitcher
- rude speech in reply to someone who should be spoken to with respect
- Don't give me any of your lip! [=don't talk to me in that disrespectful way]
- being said or discussed by many people
- The celebrity murder trial was on everyone's lips.
- being said or discussed by (people)
- trendy words on the lips of talk show hosts
- a topic that is on the lips of many people