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lip British & World English

either of the two fleshy parts which form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth

cleft lip British & World English

a congenital split in the upper lip on one or both sides of the centre, often associated with a cleft palate

lip balm British & World English

a preparation, typically in stick form, to prevent or relieve chapped lips

lip brush British & World English

a small brush designed for applying lipstick

lip gloss British & World English

a cosmetic applied to the lips to provide a glossy finish and sometimes colour

lip liner British & World English

a cosmetic applied to the outline of the lips, mainly to prevent the unwanted spreading of lipstick or lip gloss

lip-read British & World English

(of a deaf person) understand speech from observing a speaker’s lip movements

lip-sync (also lip-synch) British & World English

(of an actor or singer) move the lips silently in synchronization with a pre-recorded soundtrack

seed-lip British & World English

a basket for holding seed, used when sowing by hand

bite one's lip in bite British & World English

repress an emotion; stifle laughter or repress a retort

curl one's lip in lip British & World English

raise a corner of one’s upper lip to show contempt; sneer

lip microphone British & World English

a small microphone designed to be held or worn close to a person’s mouth

button one's lip in button British & World English

stop or refrain from talking

pay lip service to in lip British & World English

express approval of or support for (something) insincerely or without taking any significant action

a stiff upper lip in stiff British & World English

a quality of uncomplaining stoicism

harelip British & World English

another term for cleft lip.

lip-synch in lip-sync (also lip-synch) British & World English

(of an actor or singer) move the lips silently in synchronization with a pre-recorded soundtrack

The Lip in Durocher, Leo British & World English

(1905–91), US baseball player and manager; full name Leo Ernest Durocher. After playing shortstop in the major leagues from 1925 to 1945, he managed the Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–46, 1948, New York Giants 1948–55, Chicago Cubs 1966–72, and Houston Astros 1972–73. His cantankerous manner earned him the nickname The Lip. Baseball Hall of Fame (1994)

there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip in slip1 British & World English

many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened

lip English-French

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lip English-German

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lip English-Italian

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lip English-Spanish

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lip-read English-French

lire sur les lèvres de quelqu'un

lip-read English-German

von den Lippen lesen

lip gloss English-Italian

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lip-read English-Italian

leggere le labbra

lip service English-French

to pay lip service to feminism

lip-reading English-German

Lippenlesen

lip service English-German

pay lip service to sth.

lip-service English-Italian

pay lip-service to

lip service English-Spanish

he just pays lip service to feminism

pay lip-service to in lip-service English-Italian

approvare soltanto a parole

pay lip service to sth. in lip service English-German

ein Lippenbekenntnis zu etw. ablegen

he just pays lip service to feminism in lip service English-Spanish

es feminista de los dientes para afuera