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{
"term": "lid",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"image": "data/images/pa/packaging.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They use old dustbin lids as drums."
},
{
"text": "I can't get the lid off this jar."
},
{
"text": "I poured some water and screwed the lid back on the bottle."
},
{
"text": "Keep the lid on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil."
},
{
"text": "She lifted the lid of the box."
},
{
"text": "The coffin lid had been screwed down."
},
{
"text": "We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever."
},
{
"text": "Flowers were strewn over the lid of the coffin."
},
{
"text": "Replace the saucepan lid and simmer for 10 minutes."
},
{
"text": "She closed the piano lid."
},
{
"text": "You'll need a jar with a tight-fitting lid."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["airtight", "close-fitting", "tight"],
"verb + lid": ["lift", "open", "raise"],
"preposition": ["on the lid"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "either of the pieces of skin above and below the eye that cover it when you blink or close the eye",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was watching her through half-closed lids."
},
{
"text": "Heavy lids drooped over his eyes."
},
{
"text": "She felt the tears burning against her closed lids."
},
{
"text": "He could still see the light flickering from behind his closed lids."
},
{
"text": "She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids."
},
{
"text": "He lifted his lids and found her looking at him."
},
{
"text": "She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her lids."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["eye", "closed", "drooping"],
"verb + lids": ["close", "lower", "lift"],
"lids + verb": ["droop"],
"preposition": ["behind… lid", "beneath… lid", "through… lid"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She’ll flip her lid when she finds out."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to keep something secret or hidden",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to keep something under control",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government is keeping the lid on inflation."
},
{
"text": "He struggled to keep the lid on his anger."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to tell people unpleasant facts about something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be the final act or event that causes your plans or hopes to fail",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪd/",
"audio": "li/lid/lid__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪd/",
"audio": "li/lid/lid__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English hlid, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cover’; related to Dutch lid."
}