English Dictionary

lip

/lɪp/

noun

(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. / (countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.

She applied a coat of lip balm before going outside.

意味（1）

(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

[…]thine owne lippes teſtifie againſt thee.

意味（2）

(countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.

[…]I twiſted my thighs, ſqueezed, and compreſs’d the lips of that virgin-ſlit[…]

意味（3）

(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.

意味（4）

(slang, uncountable) Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

Don’t give me any lip!

意味（5）

The edge of a high spot of land.

We landed at the head of Garden Island, which is situated near the middle of the river and on the lip of the Falls. On reaching that lip, and peering over the giddy height, the wondrous and unique character of the magnificent cascade at once burst upon us.

意味（6）

The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.

意味（7）

(botany) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.

意味（8）

(botany) The distinctive petal of the Orchis family.

意味（9）

(zoology) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.

意味（10）

(music, colloquial) Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.