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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
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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)