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English

Pronunciation

Noun

lip (plural: lips)

  1. either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
  2. a part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
  3. the edge of a hollow container.
  4. an edge that projects slightly, such as the rim of the lid for a pot or jar.
  5. (Slang) Impertinence . (Don't give me any lip!)

Translations

  • Arabic: شّفة
  • Basque: ezpain
  • Catalan: llavi m (ca) (1)
  • Chinese Characters:
  • Chinese: 嘴唇
  • Dutch: lip f (1,2,4), rand m (3), onbeschaamdheid f (5), brutaliteit f (5)
  • Esperanto: lipo
  • French: lèvre f
  • German: Lippe f (de) (1, 2), Lefze f (1, of an animal), Rand m (3, 4), Unverschämtheit f (5)
  • Italian: labbro
  • Japanese: (くちびる )
  • Kurdish: lêv , f
  • Latin: labium n
  • Russian: губа f (gubá)
  • Slovene: ustnica f (1), ustna f (1, literary)
  • Spanish: labio m
  • Turkish: dudak

Proper Noun

Lip

  1. The main character of Panel de Pon (the Japanese Tetris Attack), who was replaced by Yoshi during the localization as Tetris.

See Also

Related words

  • lipstick
  • lipsynch , lip-synch ; lipsync , lip-sync

Dutch

Noun

lip f (Plural: lippen , diminutive: lipje )

  1. lip
  2. an edge that projects slightly, such as the rim of the lid for a pot or jar.

Related words

  • schaamlippen



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