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),lid·ded,lid·ding.
to supply or cover with a lid.
Idioms for lid
blow / flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.Also flip one's wig.
blow the lid off, Informal. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
Origin of lid
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid; cognate with Dutch, German lid,Old Norse hlith gate, gateway
OTHER WORDS FROM lid
sublid,nounun·der·lid,nounun·lid·ded,adjective
Words nearby lid
lickspittle, lick the stuffing out of, licorice, licorice stick, lictor, lid, lidar, Liddel Hart, Liddell Hart, Lidex, lidia
Bars and restaurants need to invest in new cups, lids, branding, training, and marketing.
Bar Rescue: Pandemic Edition|jakemeth|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Its metal lid and body are professional-looking yet still come at an affordable, mid-range value.
The best stockpots for your kitchen|PopSci Commerce Team|September 9, 2020|Popular Science
Opening the lid repeatedly to grab a cold one will vastly reduce how long it stays frigid in there.
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Camp Cooking|AC Shilton|September 5, 2020|Outside Online
The lid not only seals well to the top of a container, it also snaps onto the bottom of a smaller container in the set—a joy for any organizational obsessive.
Dishwasher-safe food storage containers that make meal prep a breeze|PopSci Commerce Team|August 6, 2020|Popular Science
Society could keep a lid on such a re-emergence by keeping up their social distancing.
COVID-19: When will it be safe to go out again?|Jonathan Lambert|March 27, 2020|Science News For Students
“Hard hat…heavy jacket…welding gloves…fish landing net…a sheet…a big Tupperware bin with a lid,” he says.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Saudi Arabian television ad for Viagra shows a man struggling to push a straw through the lid of his beverage.
Laughter Will Be the Legacy of Viagra|Samantha Allen|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Trying to keep a lid on yet more rumors about your sexuality.
Dear John, It Gets Better: A Letter to Travolta|Tim Teeman|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I want to use information to put a lid on that local corruption before it gets too extreme,” Simon told The Daily Beast.
Who’s Watching Your Statehouse? No One.|Eleanor Clift|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crumbs avoided advertising and contracted production out, thus keeping a lid on costs.
The Cupcake Boom’s Sugar High Finally Crashes|Daniel Gross|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is dead, and I have taken his soul in my hands; but I know why you open the lid of that golden box.
Responsibilities|William Butler Yeats
He opened the lid, searched among some tools which lay in the receptacle beneath, and took out a chisel.
The Dead Secret|Wilkie Collins
As he raised the lid of his old-fashioned desk the letter fell to the floor.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks|Charles Felton Pidgin
She looked at him with a sardonic smile, plucking a pink wad from the lid of a box of sweetmeats beside her.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann
The cause is the failure of the mayor and Sweeney to keep the lid down in Los Angeles.
Spring Street|James H. Richardson
British Dictionary definitions for lid
lid
/ (lɪd) /
noun
a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptaclea saucepan lid; a desk lid
short for eyelid
botany another name for operculum (def. 2)
slang short for skidlid
USold-fashioned, slanga quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
dip one's lidAustralianinformalto raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
flip one's lidslangto become crazy or angry
put the lid oninformal
Britishto be the final blow to
to curb, prevent, or discourage
take the lid offinformalto make startling or spectacular revelations about
Derived forms of lid
lidded, adjective
Word Origin for lid
Old English hlid; related to Old Friesian hlid, Old High German hlit cover