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lid
[ lid ]
noun
- a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- an eyelid.
- a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news.
- Slang. a hat, cap, or other head covering.
- (in mosses)
- the cover of the capsule; operculum.
- the upper section of a pyxidium.
- Slang. one ounce of marijuana.
verb (used with object)
- to supply or cover with a lid.
lid
/ ɪ /
noun
- a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle
a desk lid
a saucepan lid
- short for eyelid
- botany another name for operculum
- slang.short for skidlid
- old-fashioned.a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
- dip one's lid informal.to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
- flip one's lid slang.to become crazy or angry
- put the lid on informal.
- to be the final blow to
- to curb, prevent, or discourage
- take the lid off informal.to make startling or spectacular revelations about
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lid1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lid1
Idioms and Phrases
- blow the lid off, Informal. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
- blow / flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: Also flip one's wig.
He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.
More idioms and phrases containing lid
see blow the lid off ; flip one's lid ; put the lid on .Example Sentences
Instead, mourners will be invited to pay their respects while his body remains inside the coffin, with the lid removed.
A staffer from lead contractor ECC asks for important property details: Are there septic tank lids or propane tanks that need to be avoided?
It’s a high-tech twist on the classic mason jar, using a silicone lid with a degassing valve and an AirGone Argon Gas Canister to flush out oxygen.
Stir and add a little water, then cover with a lid and allow them to cook slow.
It showed up at church potlucks under domed foil lids, in school lunch trays beside pools of canned peaches, and on our weeknight table with unfussy regularity.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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