{
    "term": "lid",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/pa/packaging.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They use old dustbin lids as drums."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't get the lid off this jar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I poured some water and screwed the lid back on the bottle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep the lid on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lifted the lid of the box."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coffin lid had been screwed down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Flowers were strewn over the lid of the coffin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Replace the saucepan lid and simmer for 10 minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She closed the piano lid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll need a jar with a tight-fitting lid."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["airtight", "close-fitting", "tight"],
                "verb + lid": ["lift", "open", "raise"],
                "preposition": ["on the lid"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "either of the pieces of skin above and below the eye that cover it when you blink or close the eye",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was watching her through half-closed lids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heavy lids drooped over his eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt the tears burning against her closed lids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could still see the light flickering from behind his closed lids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lifted his lids and found her looking at him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her lids."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["eye", "closed", "drooping"],
                "verb + lids": ["close", "lower", "lift"],
                "lids + verb": ["droop"],
                "preposition": ["behind… lid", "beneath… lid", "through… lid"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She’ll flip her lid when she finds out."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to keep something secret or hidden",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to keep something under control",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The government is keeping the lid on inflation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He struggled to keep the lid on his anger."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to tell people unpleasant facts about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the final act or event that causes your plans or hopes to fail",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɪd/",
                "audio": "li/lid/lid__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɪd/",
                "audio": "li/lid/lid__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hlid, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cover’; related to Dutch lid."
}