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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 saucepan lid
a desk lid
short for eyelid
botany another name for operculum
slangshort for skidlid
old-fashioneda quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
informalto raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
slangto become crazy or angry
informal
to be the final blow to
to curb, prevent, or discourage
informalto make startling or spectacular revelations about
Other 51Թ Forms
- sublid noun
- underlid noun
- unlidded adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lid1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lid1
Idioms and Phrases
blow / flip one's lid, to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: Also flip one's wig.
He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.
blow the lid off, to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
Example Sentences
“I can’t say that it is solely responsible for hate activity, but it certainly seems to lift the lid and almost encourages this activity.”
Economists and real estate agents say a variety of factors are putting a lid on home prices, including high mortgage rates, rising inventory levels and economic uncertainty stemming from tariffs.
Over the next 24 hours, Newark police tried to keep a lid on a highly volatile situation.
“I would think, ‘Thirty years to retirement and pension, but one day, I will own a Mauviel saucepan—with lid.’
When she takes a second to examine herself in the reflection of a pot lid, she illuminates so many unappreciated mothers.
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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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