Idioms for lip
Origin of lip
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, adjective lip·like, adjective out·lip, verb (used with object), out·lipped, out·lip·ping. un·der·lip, nounWords nearby lip
Definition for lip (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for lip
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, adjective liplike, 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)
Medical definitions for lip (1 of 2)
lip
[ lĭp ]
n.
Either of two fleshy folds that surround the opening of the mouth.
A liplike structure bounding or encircling a bodily cavity or groove.
Medical definitions for lip (2 of 2)
lip-
pref.
Variant oflipo-
Idioms and Phrases with lip
lip