/lɪp/
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Translation
One of the two soft edges of your mouth.
Word origin
From Old English lippa, the word for the same part of the mouth.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- lippa
Examples
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People often "bite their lip" when they are worried.
lips .
We usually talk about both "lips" together.
lips!
This means "listen very carefully to what I am saying".
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