: either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other vertebrates and are organs of human speech essential to certain articulations
Noun He had a cut on his lip. She was nervously biting her lip. the lips of a wound the lip of a crater the lip of a pitcher Adjective part of the ritual of the awards ceremony is the nominee's lip praise for the performances of his or her competitors Verb the waves, reflecting the red glow of the sunset, gently lipped the prow See More
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Noun
The queen reinvented herself in response, allowing her upper lip to quiver a little. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 The photo on the minimalist cover features Swift decked out in sparkling light blue eye shadow, thick black cat eyeliner, and her signature red lip. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2022 Swift attended the ceremony looking like a mirrorball in a crystalline Oscar de la Renta dress covered in rhinestones and an equally glimmering eye makeup look, not to mention her trademark red lip. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 29 Aug. 2022 Copper walked away from the altercation curling her lip into a snarl as Candace Parker raised both arms to fire up the crowd. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 All the superlatives were used as Bird sat in front of a microphone in a red, white and blue polo shirt, biting his bottom lip. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 All the superlatives were used as Bird sat in front of a microphone in a red, white and blue polo shirt, biting his bottom lip.The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2022 Her bottom lip is drying and dying, her purple nipples are dead. Giada Scodellaro, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The teen received at least 10 stitches in his upper lip and was expected to make a full recovery. Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022
Adjective
The Lip Bar is joining the lot with its first-ever, non-lip product, a bronzer-blush duo called Fresh Glow. Gabi Thorne, Allure, 15 Sep. 2020 Turns out, post-lip augmentation dryness is a strange phenomenon that people don't seem to tell their dermatologists about. Devon Abelman, Allure, 10 Sep. 2020 Morrison told Fox News that the man's lip size, and the height and width of his mouth were accurately recreated by measuring the enamel of the skeleton's teeth.Fox News, 29 May 2020 Every lip gloss, lip liner, and eyeshadow comes in six color options, so there is plenty to choose from depending on your personal preferences. Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 12 Dec. 2019 When the collection officially goes on sale in September, fans will be able to buy the lip gloss, lip liner, and all-over color pigments exclusively on Amazon. Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 July 2019 In an exclusive interview with Business of Fashion, the singer revealed that the collection will include makeup kits that combine lip gloss, lip liner, and all-over color.Vogue, 9 July 2019 The collection includes four lipsticks, two lip pencils, three liquid lipcolours, three lip glasses, an eyeshadow palette, and an extra dimension skin finish.Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2020 This time around, the dynamic duo is giving us much more than lip kits. Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 24 Mar. 2020
Verb
When reps bagel, the penalties can range from having to lip-synch to Britney Spears to having to shave their beard and consume the clippings. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Master a barely there lip or be precise with a bold one using this popular liner and lipstick duo, which is available in 13 shade options. Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 July 2022 After that, Dynevor touches up her brows, does a bit of contouring, some blush and lip liner. Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 26 Jan. 2022 After packing on the PDA with G Flip, 27, Stause also lip syncs along to the track. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022 An expansive gift shop offers everything from lavender lotion to lip balm to jams and tea. Susan Glaser, cleveland, 14 July 2022 Selena Gomez spent Emmys nomination day in London, promoting Rare Beauty's new Kind Words Matte lipsticks and lip liners after visiting Paris and Milan, too. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 12 July 2022 There's something for everyone, whether that's a new cleanser, essence, or lip tint. Sarah Han, Allure, 12 July 2022 The event, held on the last Friday and Sunday of every month, is open to all ages and features food and drinks, rounds of bingo, prizes and small breaks where drag queens and artists lip sync and dance. Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English lippa; akin to Old High German leffur lip and probably to Latin labium, labrum lip
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIP | LIP + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤top, upper上唇▸➤bottom, lower下唇▸➤chapped, cracked, dry, parched開裂的嘴唇;乾裂的嘴唇◇She licked her parched lips.她舔了舔乾裂的嘴唇。➤moist濕潤的嘴唇▸➤fleshy, full, thick肥厚的/豐滿的/厚厚的嘴唇▸➤thin薄嘴唇➤kissable, luscious, pouty誘人親吻的/性感的/微翹的嘴唇◇She has full, pouty lips.她嘴唇豐滿微翹。➤fat (= swollen)腫脹的嘴唇◇She had a fat lip and a black eye.她嘴唇腫脹,一隻眼睛烏青。➤split裂開的嘴唇◇He has a split lip and his eye is swelling.他的一片嘴唇裂了,一隻眼睛也腫了。➤cleft唇裂◇babies born with a cleft lip天生兔唇的嬰兒VERB + LIP➤bite, chew咬唇◇He bit his lip nervously, trying not to cry.他緊張地咬着嘴唇,努力忍着不哭出來。➤press together, purse緊閉嘴唇;嘟起嘴◇She pursed her lips in disapproval.她噘着嘴表示反對。➤part張開嘴唇◇He parted his lips to say something.他張開嘴想說點兒什麼。➤pout, pucker噘起嘴唇➤curl撇嘴◇Dan curled his lip in disgust.丹厭惡地撇了撇嘴。➤lick, smack舔嘴唇;咂嘴◇He licked his lips hungrily.他飢渴地舔着嘴唇。➤moisten, wet潤唇;弄濕嘴唇◇He nervously moistened his lips with his tongue.他緊張地用舌頭潤了潤嘴唇。➤wipe擦嘴◇She wiped her lips with the back of her hand.她用手背擦了擦嘴。➤kiss親吻嘴唇◇She smiled and then kissed his lips.她微笑了一下,然後吻了他的雙唇。LIP + VERB➤move, part嘴唇動;嘴唇分開◇Her lips parted with a cry of fear.她嚇得張口驚叫。➤meet嘴唇會合◇Their lips met and the kiss was soft.他們的嘴唇貼在了一起,吻得很溫柔。➤quiver, tremble嘴唇顫抖➤quirk, twitch嘴唇抽動◇He raised his eyebrow, and his lips quirked.他眉毛揚了起來,嘴唇抽了抽。◇Renée's lips twitched with amusement.勒妮覺得好笑,嘴唇抖動着。➤curl, curve撇嘴◇His lips curled contemptuously.他輕蔑地撇了撇嘴。◇His lips curved into a smile.他咧嘴笑了。➤pout嘴唇噘起來◇The firm lips pouted in a sulk.緊閉的雙唇因為生悶氣噘了起來。➤purse, tighten嘴唇嘟起/閉緊◇Her lips pursed in amusement.她饒有興味地噘着嘴。➤protrude嘴唇突出➤brush sth, graze sth嘴唇蹭過⋯/擦過⋯◇His lips brushed her cheek.他的嘴唇蹭了一下她的面頰。PREPOSITION➤around your lip, round your lip (especially BrE) 在嘴唇周圍◇He ran his tongue around his lips.他用舌頭舔了舔上下嘴唇。➤between your lip在唇間◇a cigarette between his lips他唇間叼着的香煙➤on your lip在唇邊◇There was a smile on her lips.她唇邊掛着微笑。