name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
lips
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Pronunciation
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lĭps
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/lɪps/
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rhymes with -ɪps
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of lip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of lip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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verb
Meaning 4
To kiss (passionately), to smooch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Lips, from a reduced form of the personal name Philips.