lip

The definition of a lip is either the top or bottom edges of the mouth, something that resembles these, or an outer or upper edge or rim.

(noun)

Lip is defined as to touch the lips to something.

(verb)

An example of lip is putting a musical instrument to your mouth in order to play.

See lip in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ME lippe < OE lippa, akin to MDu lippe < IE base *leb-, to hang loosely, lip > L labes, a falling, labium, lip

transitive verb lipped, lipping

to touch with the lips; specif.,
1. to place the lips in the proper position for playing (a wind instrument)
2. Archaic to kiss
to utter, esp. softly
Golf to come just to the edge of (the cup): said of the ball

adjective

Phonet. articulated with a lip or the lips; labial: not widely used as a technical term: a lip consonant
of or for the lips
from the lips only; spoken, but insincere

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See lip in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Anatomy Either of two fleshy folds that surround the opening of the mouth.
A structure or part that encircles or bounds an orifice, as:
a. Anatomy A labium.
b. The margin of flesh around a wound.
c. Either of the margins of the aperture of a gastropod shell.
d. A rim, as of a vessel, bell, or crater.
Botany One of the two divisions of a bilabiate corolla or calyx, as in the snapdragon, or the modified upper petal of an orchid flower.
The tip of a pouring spout, as on a pitcher.
Slang Insolent talk.

transitive verb lipped lipped, lip·ping, lips

a. To touch the lips to.
b. To kiss.
To utter.
To lap or splash against.
Sports To hit a golf ball so that it touches the edge of (the hole) without dropping in.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English lippa; see leb- in Indo-European roots

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