A lip is the soft part around your mouth. People use lips to speak, eat, and show feelings.
She kissed him on the lip.
He bit his lower lip nervously.
A lip can also mean the edge around things like cups or bottles. It helps hold the shape or keep things from spilling.
The lip of the cup was chipped.
Be careful with the lip of the bottle.
In machines or tools, a lip is a small edge or rim that helps hold or guide parts. It can stop things from moving too much.
The machine has a lip to hold the parts in place.
The lip on the shelf keeps items from falling.
Lip is a way to talk about rude or disrespectful words. If someone gives you lip, they speak to you in a cheeky or impolite way.
Don’t give me that lip!
He answered with too much lip to the teacher.
When you lip someone, you answer with rude or cheeky words. It means you speak back without respect.
Don’t lip the teacher again.
She lipped back to her mother quickly.
In nature, a lip can mean a small raised edge on shells or plants. Sometimes parts of flowers are called lips because of their shape or color.
The shell has a sharp lip along its edge.
The flower’s lip is bright and colorful.
Lip can mean the edge or lower part of cliffs or hills. It is where the surface ends and drops down.
The climber held the lip of the cliff tightly.
Watch your step near the lip of the hill.
