lid

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/ lɪd /

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noun

a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.

an eyelid.

a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news.

Slang. a hat, cap, or other head covering.

(in mosses)

the cover of the capsule; operculum.
the upper section of a pyxidium.

Slang. one ounce of marijuana.

verb (used with object), lid·ded, lid·ding.

to supply or cover with a lid.

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Idioms about lid

blow / flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.Also flip one's wig.

blow the lid off, Informal. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.

Origin of lid

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid; cognate with Dutch, German lid,Old Norse hlith gate, gateway

OTHER WORDS FROM lid

sublid, nounun·der·lid, nounun·lid·ded, adjective

Words nearby lid

lickspittle, lick the stuffing out of, licorice, licorice stick, lictor, lid, lidar, Liddel Hart, Liddell Hart, Lidex, lidia

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How to use lid in a sentence

Bars and restaurants need to invest in new cups, lids, branding, training, and marketing.
Bar Rescue: Pandemic Edition|jakemeth|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Its metal lid and body are professional-looking yet still come at an affordable, mid-range value.
The best stockpots for your kitchen|PopSci Commerce Team|September 9, 2020|Popular-Science
Opening the lid repeatedly to grab a cold one will vastly reduce how long it stays frigid in there.
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Camp Cooking|AC Shilton|September 5, 2020|Outside Online
The lid not only seals well to the top of a container, it also snaps onto the bottom of a smaller container in the set—a joy for any organizational obsessive.
Dishwasher-safe food storage containers that make meal prep a breeze|PopSci Commerce Team|August 6, 2020|Popular-Science

Society could keep a lid on such a re-emergence by keeping up their social distancing.
COVID-19: When will it be safe to go out again?|Jonathan Lambert|March 27, 2020|Science News For Students
“Hard hat…heavy jacket…welding gloves…fish landing net…a sheet…a big Tupperware bin with a lid,” he says.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Saudi Arabian television ad for Viagra shows a man struggling to push a straw through the lid of his beverage.
Laughter Will Be the Legacy of Viagra|Samantha Allen|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Trying to keep a lid on yet more rumors about your sexuality.
Dear John, It Gets Better: A Letter to Travolta|Tim Teeman|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I want to use information to put a lid on that local corruption before it gets too extreme,” Simon told The Daily Beast.
Who’s Watching Your Statehouse? No One.|Eleanor Clift|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crumbs avoided advertising and contracted production out, thus keeping a lid on costs.
The Cupcake Boom’s Sugar High Finally Crashes|Daniel Gross|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Taking off the lid she emptied its contents in a heap—silver and copper with one or two gold pieces intermixed—on the table.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
She glanced uneasily at Gwynne and fancied she could hear him slam the lid of his breeding upon a supercilious sputter.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Gwynne pressed the little gilt nob, and as the lid flew up Isabel cried out, with delight.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Thats music for you, chuckled the old man, raising the lid to see if the water had boiled sufficiently.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
Marie lifted the lid from the stove, and a warm red glow of reflected light filled the little kitchen.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for lid

lid

/ (lɪd) /

noun

a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptaclea saucepan lid; a desk lid

short for eyelid

botany another name for operculum (def. 2)

slang short for skidlid

US old-fashioned, slang a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce

dip one's lid Australian informal to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc

flip one's lid slang to become crazy or angry

put the lid on informal

British to be the final blow to
to curb, prevent, or discourage

take the lid off informal to make startling or spectacular revelations about

Derived forms of lid

lidded, adjective

Word Origin for lid

Old English hlid; related to Old Friesian hlid, Old High German hlit cover

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Other Idioms and Phrases with lid

lid

see blow the lid off; flip one's lid; put the lid on.