| Engels > Nederlands |
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| lip |
| 1. lip |
| Engels > Engels |
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| lip |
| 1. n. Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| 2. n. A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia. |
| 3. n. (by extension) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout. |
| 4. n. (slang) Backtalk; verbal impertinence. |
| Don’t give me any lip! |
| 5. n. The edge of a high spot of land. |
| 6. n. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger. |
| 7. n. (botany) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla. |
| 8. n. (botany) The distinctive petal of the Orchis family. |
| 9. n. (zoology) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell. |
| 10. n. (music, colloquial) Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips. |
| 11. v. To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something). |
| 12. v. (transitive, figurative) (of something inanimate) To touch lightly. |
| 13. v. (intransitive, transitive) To wash against a surface, lap. |
| 14. v. (intransitive) To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something. |
| 15. v. To form the rim, edge or margin of something. |
| 16. v. To utter verbally. |
| 17. v. To simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth. |
| 18. v. (sports) To make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| lip |
| 1. n-f. (topics, Body parts) lip (part of the mouth) |
| Ze likte haar lippen na het eten van het heerlijke dessert. - She licked her lips after eating the delicious dessert. |
| De zoen op haar lippen bracht een glimlach op haar gezicht. - The kiss on her lips brought a smile to her face. |
| 2. n-f. lip (of a container) |
| De fles had een speciale rubberen lip om morsen te voorkomen. - The bottle had a special rubber lip to prevent spills. |
| Het blikje had een metalen lipje waarmee je het gemakkelijk kon openen. - The can had a metal tab that made it easy to open. |
