lip

English

/lɪp/

noun
Definitions
  • (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.
  • (by extension) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.
  • (slang) Backtalk; verbal impertinence.
  • The edge of a high spot of land.
  • The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
  • (botany) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
  • (botany) The distinctive petal of the Orchis family.
  • (zoology) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
  • (music) Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lippe inherited from Old English lippa inherited from Proto-Germanic *lipjô (lip) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (hang loosely, droop, blade, sag, hang down, slip, lip, be weak), *leb- (hang loosely, droop, blade, sag, hang down, slip, lip, be weak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leb-

Gloss

hang loosely, droop, blade, sag, hang down, slip, lip, be weak

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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