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Idioms about lip
Origin of lip
First recorded before 1000; Middle English lip(pe),Old English lippa; cognate with Dutch lip, German Lippe; akin to Norwegian lepe, Latin labium
OTHER WORDS FROM lip
lip·less, adjectivelip·like, adjectiveout·lip, verb (used with object), out·lipped, out·lip·ping.un·der·lip, nounWords nearby lip
Lions, Lions Club, lion's share, Liouville, Liouville's theorem, lip, lipa, lipaemia, Lipan, Lipari Islands, lipase
Other definitions for lip (2 of 2)
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How to use lip in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for lip (1 of 2)
lip
/ (lɪp) /
noun
verb lips, lipping or lipped
See also lip out
Derived forms of lip
lipless, adjectiveliplike, adjectiveWord Origin for lip
Old English lippa; related to Old High German leffur, Norwegian lepe, Latin labium
British Dictionary definitions for lip (2 of 2)
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