lip
Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
Other meanings
A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.
A kind of
- external body part
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "lippa".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lip” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.