lid

[ lid ]

noun

1. a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
2. an eyelid.
3. a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news.
4. Slang. a hat, cap, or other head covering.
5. (in mosses)
   1. the cover of the capsule; operculum.
   2. the upper section of a pyxidium.
6. Slang. one ounce of marijuana.

verb (used with object)

, lid·ded, lid·ding.

1. to supply or cover with a lid.

lid

/ lɪd /

noun

1. a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle

   a saucepan lid

   a desk lid

2. See eyelid
   short for eyelid
3. See operculum
   botany another name for operculum
4. See skidlid
   slang.
   short for skidlid
5. old-fashioned.
   a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
6. dip one's lid informal.
   dip one's lid to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
7. flip one's lid slang.
   flip one's lid to become crazy or angry
8. put the lid on informal.
   put the lid on
   1. to be the final blow to
   2. to curb, prevent, or discourage
9. take the lid off informal.
   take the lid off to make startling or spectacular revelations about

Derived Forms

• ˈlidded, adjective

Other Words From

• sublid noun
• under·lid noun
• un·lidded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lid¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. blow the lid off, Informal. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
2. blow / flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: Also flip one's wig.

   He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.

More idioms and phrases containing lid

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

Example Sentences

Bars and restaurants need to invest in new cups, lids, branding, training, and marketing.

From Fortune

Its metal lid and body are professional-looking yet still come at an affordable, mid-range value.

From Popular-Science

Opening the lid repeatedly to grab a cold one will vastly reduce how long it stays frigid in there.

From 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.

From Popular-Science

Society could keep a lid on such a re-emergence by keeping up their social distancing.

From Science News For Students

“Hard hat…heavy jacket…welding gloves…fish landing net…a sheet…a big Tupperware bin with a lid,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

A Saudi Arabian television ad for Viagra shows a man struggling to push a straw through the lid of his beverage.

From The Daily Beast

Trying to keep a lid on yet more rumors about your sexuality.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

Crumbs avoided advertising and contracted production out, thus keeping a lid on costs.

From The 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.

From Project Gutenberg

She glanced uneasily at Gwynne and fancied she could hear him slam the lid of his breeding upon a supercilious sputter.

From Project Gutenberg

Gwynne pressed the little gilt nob, and as the lid flew up Isabel cried out, with delight.

From Project Gutenberg

Thats music for you, chuckled the old man, raising the lid to see if the water had boiled sufficiently.

From Project Gutenberg

Marie lifted the lid from the stove, and a warm red glow of reflected light filled the little kitchen.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cap
• roof