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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)

lip

/lɪp/

noun1 of 2

top and bottom part of the outside of a person's mouth

  • “The child has chocolate all over his face and lips.”Tatoeba
  • “If you have nothing to say, keep your lips sealed.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

(of something inanimate) To touch lightly.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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