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{
"term": "lip",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/bo/body_face.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "either of the two soft edges at the opening to the mouth",
"sensetop": "on the lips",
"labels": "(informal)(formal)(British English)(British English)(disapproving)(both informal, often disapproving)(informal, disapproving)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The assistant **pursed her lips**."
},
{
"text": "your **upper/lower/top/bottom lip**"
},
{
"text": "She kissed him on the lips.",
"contextForm": "on the lips"
},
{
"text": "He raised the bottle to his lips and took a large swig from it."
},
{
"text": "He bit his lip nervously, trying not to cry."
},
{
"text": "Her lips curled contemptuously."
},
{
"text": "He licked his lips hungrily."
},
{
"text": "She has full, pouty lips."
},
{
"text": "He nervously moistened his lips with his tongue."
},
{
"text": "She wiped her lips with the back of her hand."
},
{
"text": "His lips brushed her cheek."
},
{
"text": "Their lips met and the kiss was soft."
},
{
"text": "There was a slight smile on her lips."
}
],
"topics": ["Body"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["top", "upper", "bottom"],
"verb + lip": ["bite", "chew", "press together"],
"lip + verb": ["move", "part", "meet"],
"preposition": ["around your lip", "round your lip", "between your lip"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having the type of lips mentioned",
"examples": [
{
"text": "thin-lipped"
},
{
"text": "thick-lipped"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the edge of a container or a hollow place in the ground",
"sensetop": "lip (of something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He ran his finger around the lip of the cup."
},
{
"text": "Lava bubbled a few feet below the lip of the crater."
}
],
"synonyms": "rim"
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "words spoken to somebody that are rude and show a lack of respect for that person",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don't let him **give you** any **lip**!"
},
{
"text": "I’ve just about had enough of your lip!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to stop yourself from saying something or from showing an emotion",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I bit my lip and forced myself to be calm."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to move your tongue over your lips, especially before eating something good",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were licking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that you will not repeat somebody’s secret to other people",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "if words do not pass your lips, you say nothing",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "if food or drink does not pass your lips, you eat or drink nothing",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if something is on everyone’s lips, they are all talking about it",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to tell somebody to listen carefully to what you are saying",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Read my lips: no new taxes *(= I promise there will be no new taxes)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to move your lips, apart noisily, especially before eating something good",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were smacking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public."
},
{
"text": "Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪp/",
"audio": "li/lip/lip__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪp/",
"audio": "li/lip/lip__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra ‘lips’."
}