'LIP' definitions:

Definition of 'lip'

(from WordNet)
noun
Either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
noun
(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
noun
An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth]
noun
The top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim, rim, lip]
noun
Either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell

Definition of 'Lip'

From: GCIDE
  • Lip \Lip\ (l[i^]p), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G. lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. l[ae]be, Sw. l[aum]pp, L. labium, labrum. Cf. Labial.]
  • 1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself. [1913 Webster]
  • Thine own lips testify against thee. --Job xv. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Bot.) (a) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla. (b) The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Zool.) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Impudent or abusive talk; as, don't give me any of your lip. [Slang]
  • Syn: jaw. [1913 Webster]
  • Lip bit, a pod auger. See Auger.
  • Lip comfort, comfort that is given with words only.
  • Lip comforter, one who comforts with words only.
  • Lip labor, unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. --Bale.
  • Lip reading, the catching of the words or meaning of one speaking by watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice. --Carpenter.
  • Lip salve, a salve for sore lips.
  • Lip service, expression by the lips of obedience and devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments.
  • Lip wisdom, wise talk without practice, or unsupported by experience.
  • Lip work. (a) Talk. (b) Kissing. [Humorous] --B. Jonson.
  • To make a lip, to drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt. --Shak.
  • To shoot out the lip (Script.), to show contempt by protruding the lip. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lip'

From: GCIDE
  • Lip \Lip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lipped (l[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Lipping (-p[i^]ng).]
  • 1. To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss. [1913 Webster]
  • The bubble on the wine which breaks Before you lip the glass. --Praed. [1913 Webster]
  • A hand that kings Have lipped and trembled kissing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To utter; to speak. [R.] --Keats. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lip'

From: GCIDE
  • Lip \Lip\, v. t. To clip; to trim. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster] lipemia

Definition of 'lip'

From: Easton
  • Lip besides its literal sense (Isa. 37:29, etc.), is used in the original (saphah) metaphorically for an edge or border, as of a cup (1 Kings 7:26), a garment (Ex. 28:32), a curtain (26:4), the sea (Gen. 22:17), the Jordan (2 Kings 2:13). To "open the lips" is to begin to speak (Job 11:5); to "refrain the lips" is to keep silence (Ps. 40:9; 1 Pet. 3:10). The "fruit of the lips" (Heb. 13:15) is praise, and the "calves of the lips" thank-offerings (Hos. 14:2). To "shoot out the lip" is to manifest scorn and defiance (Ps. 22:7). Many similar forms of expression are found in Scripture.

Synonyms of 'lip'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'lip'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Language Interface Pack (MS, Windows)
  • Large Internet Packet
  • Loop Initialization Primitive (SCSI)

Words containing 'LIP'