lid

UK: /ˈlɪd/ US: /lɪd/ ,(lid)

Inflections of 'lid' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lids

v 3rd person singular

lidding

v pres p

lidded

v past

lidded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

lid /lɪd/  [countable]

1. a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.;
   a movable cover.
2. an eyelid.
3. a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news:
   a lid on costs.

lid•ded, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

lid  (lid), n., v., lid•ded, lid•ding. 
n. 

1. a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.;
   a movable cover.
2. an eyelid.
3. a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news.
4. Slang Terms a hat, cap, or other head covering.
5. Fungi (in mosses)
   • the cover of the capsule;
     operculum.
   • the upper section of a pyxidium.
6. Slang Terms one ounce of marijuana.
7. Idioms blow the lid off, [Informal.] to expose to public view, esp. to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
8. Idioms blow or flip one's lid, [Slang.] to lose control, esp. to rage hysterically:
   He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.
   Also, flip one's wig. 

v.t. 

9. to supply or cover with a lid.

• bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid; cognate with Dutch, German lid, Old Norse hlith gate, gateway

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lid / lɪd/ noun

1. a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle: a saucepan lid, a desk lid
2. short for eyelid
3. another name for operculum2
4. put the lid on ⇒ to be the final blow to
5. to curb, prevent, or discourage

Etymology: Old English hlid; related to Old Friesian hlid, Old High German hlit cover

ˈlidded adjective