lipped

US: (lipt)

From the verb lip: (⇒ conjugate)

lipped is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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lipped  (lipt), adj. 

1. having lips or a lip.
2. Botany labiate.

• 1350–1400; Middle English; see lip, -ed³

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lip /lɪp/   n. 

1. Anatomy [countable] either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the outside edges of the mouth.
2. Usually, lips. [plural] these parts as organs of speech:
   [countable] The news was on everyone's lips.
3. any edge or rim:
   [countable] the lip of the canyon wall.
4. Anatomy [countable] any part or structure of the body that resembles a lip.
5. Slang Terms impudent talk:
   [uncountable] Don't give me any lip.

adj. [before a noun]

6. of or for the lips:
   lip salve.

Idioms

7. Idioms keep a stiff upper lip, [no object] to maintain a determined attitude when facing difficulty.
8. Idioms smack one's lips, to indicate one's keen enjoyment, or that one is looking forward to something:
   He smacked his lips at the thought of salmon steaks.

lipped, adj.: 

thin-lipped.

lip•py, adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. 

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lip  (lip), n., adj., v., lipped, lip•ping. 
n. 

1. Anatomy either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
2. Usually, lips. these parts as organs of speech:
   I heard it from his own lips.
3. a projecting edge on a container or other hollow object:
   the lip of a pitcher.
4. Anatomy a liplike part or structure, esp. of anatomy.
5. any edge or rim.
6. the edge of an opening or cavity, as of a canyon or a wound:
   the lip of the crater.
7. Slang Terms impudent talk;
   back talk:
   Don't give me any of your lip.
8. Botany either of the two parts into which the corolla or calyx of certain plants, esp. of the mint family, is divided.
9. Zoology
   • a labium.
   • the outer or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell.
10. Music and Dance the position and arrangement of lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument;
    embouchure.
11. Building the cutting edge of a tool.
12. Building the blade, at the end of an auger, which cuts the chip after it has been circumscribed by the spur.
13. Building (in a twist drill) the cutting edge at the bottom of each flute.
14. Idioms bite one's lip or tongue, to repress one's anger or other emotions:
    He wanted to return the insult, but bit his lip.
15. Slang Terms, Idioms button one's lip, to keep silent, esp., to refrain from revealing information:
    They told him to button his lip if he didn't want trouble.
    Also, button up. 
16. Idioms hang on the lips of, to listen to very attentively:
    The members of the club hung on the lips of the visiting lecturer.
17. Idioms keep a stiff upper lip:
    • to face misfortune bravely and resolutely:
      Throughout the crisis they kept a stiff upper lip.
    • to suppress the display of any emotion.
18. Idioms smack one's lips, to indicate one's keen enjoyment or pleasurable anticipation of:
    We smacked our lips over the delicious meal.

adj. 

19. of or pertaining to the lips or a lip:
    lip ointment.
20. characterized by or made with the lips:
    to read lip movements.
21. superficial or insincere:
    to offer lip praise.

v.t. 

22. to touch with the lips.
23. Sport [Golf.] to hit the ball over the rim of (the hole).
24. to utter, esp. softly.
25. to kiss.

v.i. 

26. to use the lips in playing a musical wind instrument.
27. Slang Terms lip off, to talk impudently or belligerently.

• bef. 1000; Middle English lip(pe), Old English lippa; cognate with Dutch lip, German Lippe; akin to Norwegian lepe, Latin labium

lip′less, adj. 
lip′like′, adj. 

lip-, 

1. var. of lipo- ¹ before a vowel:
   lipectomy, libase, lipemia.

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-lipped adjective

1. (in combination) having a lip or lips as specified: tight-lipped

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lip / lɪp/ noun

1. either of the two fleshy folds surrounding the mouth, playing an important role in the production of speech sounds, retaining food in the mouth, etc
   Related adjective(s): labial
2. (as modifier): lip salve
3. the corresponding part in animals, esp mammals
4. any structure resembling a lip, such as the rim of a crater, the margin of a gastropod shell, etc
5. a nontechnical word for labium
6. impudent talk or backchat
7. keep a stiff upper lip ⇒ to maintain one's courage or composure during a time of trouble without giving way to or revealing one's emotions
8. lick one's lips, smack one's lips ⇒ to anticipate or recall something with glee or relish

verb (lips, lipping, lipped)

1. (transitive) to touch with the lip or lips
2. (transitive) to form or be a lip or lips for
3. (transitive) to murmur or whisper
4. (intransitive) to use the lips in playing a wind instrument

Etymology: Old English lippa; related to Old High German leffur, Norwegian lepe, Latin labium

ˈlipless adjective

ˈlipˌlike adjective