Tra từ lip - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lip [lip lips lipped lipping] BrE [lɪp] NAmE [lɪp] noun
1. countable either of the two soft edges at the opening to the mouth
• The assistant pursed her lips.
•your upper/lower/top/bottom lip
• She kissed him on the lips.
•Not a drop of alcohol passed my lips (= I didn't drink any).

2. -lipped (in adjectives)having the type of lips mentioned
•thin-lipped
•thick-lipped
see also ↑tight-lipped
3. countable ~ (of sth) the edge of a container or a hollow place in the ground
Syn: ↑rim
•He ran his finger around the lip of the cup.
•Lava bubbled a few feet below the lip of the crater.
4. uncountable (informal)words spoken to sb that are rude and show a lack of respect for that person
Syn: ↑cheek
•Don't let him give you any lip!
•I've just about had enough of your lip!
more at bite your lip at ↑bite _v., not pass your lips at ↑pass _v., read my lips at ↑read _v., there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip at ↑slip _n., a stiff upper lip at ↑stiff _adj.
Idioms: ↑lick your lips ▪ ↑my lips are sealed ▪ ↑on everyone's lips

Word Origin:
Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra ‘lips’.

Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

Example Bank:
•He bit his lip nervously, trying not to cry.
•He has a split lip and his eye is swelling.
•He licked his lips hungrily.
•He nervously moistened his lips with his tongue.
•He parted his lips to say something.
•He raised his eyebrow, and his lips quirked.
•Her lips parted with a cry of fear.
•Her lips pursed in amusement.
•His lips brushed her cheek.
•His lips curled contemptuously.
•His lips curved into a smile.
•Renée's lips twitched with amusement.
•She had a fat lip and a black eye.
•She has full, pouty lips.
•She licked her parched lips.
•She pursed her lips in disapproval.
•She smiled and then kissed his lips.
•She wiped her lips with the back of her hand.
•The firm lips pouted in a sulk.
•Their lips met and the kiss was soft.
•There was a slight smile on her lips.
•a cigarette between his lips
•babies born with a cleft lip