{
    "term": "lip",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body_face.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "either of the two soft edges at the opening to the mouth",
            "sensetop": "on the lips",
            "labels": "(informal)(formal)(British English)(British English)(disapproving)(both informal, often disapproving)(informal, disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The assistant **pursed her lips**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "your **upper/lower/top/bottom lip**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She kissed him on the lips.",
                    "contextForm": "on the lips"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He raised the bottle to his lips and took a large swig from it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He bit his lip nervously, trying not to cry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her lips curled contemptuously."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He licked his lips hungrily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has full, pouty lips."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He nervously moistened his lips with his tongue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wiped her lips with the back of her hand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His lips brushed her cheek."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their lips met and the kiss was soft."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a slight smile on her lips."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["top", "upper", "bottom"],
                "verb + lip": ["bite", "chew", "press together"],
                "lip + verb": ["move", "part", "meet"],
                "preposition": ["around your lip", "round your lip", "between your lip"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having the type of lips mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "thin-lipped"
                },
                {
                    "text": "thick-lipped"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the edge of a container or a hollow place in the ground",
            "sensetop": "lip (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He ran his finger around the lip of the cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lava bubbled a few feet below the lip of the crater."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "rim"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "words spoken to somebody that are rude and show a lack of respect for that person",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't let him **give you** any **lip**!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’ve just about had enough of your lip!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop yourself from saying something or from showing an emotion",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I bit my lip and forced myself to be calm."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to move your tongue over your lips, especially before eating something good",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were licking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you will not repeat somebody’s secret to other people",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "if words do not pass your lips, you say nothing",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "if food or drink does not pass your lips, you eat or drink nothing",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something is on everyone’s lips, they are all talking about it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody to listen carefully to what you are saying",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Read my lips: no new taxes *(= I promise there will be no new taxes)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to move your lips, apart noisily, especially before eating something good",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were smacking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɪp/",
                "audio": "li/lip/lip__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɪp/",
                "audio": "li/lip/lip__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra ‘lips’."
}