lid
noun
- a movable cover, hinged or unattached, as for a box, trunk, pot, etc.; top
- eyelid
- ☆ Informal a curb or restraint: to put a lid on gambling
- Slang a cap, hat, etc.
- Slang a small package of marijuana, usually about an ounce
- Bot., loosely an operculum
See lid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lĭd)
noun- A removable or hinged cover for a hollow receptacle or box.
- An eyelid.
- Biology A flaplike covering, such as an operculum.
- A curb, restraint, or limit: approved a new lid on corporate spending.
- Informal An act of concealment; a cover: told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign was over.
- Slang A hat.
- Slang An ounce of marijuana.
transitive verb lid·ded,
lid·ding,
lids To cover with or as if with a lid.
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