lip

lip · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Either of the two fleshy parts that form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth.

  2. 2.

    The edge of a container or opening.

  3. 3.

    (Informal) Impudent talk or backtalk.

Forms

plural: lips

Related words

See also: edge, lips, mouth
Synonyms: mouth

Etymology

From Old English lippa, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lip and German Lippe.