lid

lid

L0154600 (lĭd)n.1. A removable or hinged cover for a hollow receptacle or box.2. An eyelid.3. Biology A flaplike covering, such as an operculum.4. A curb, restraint, or limit: approved a new lid on corporate spending.5. Informal An act of concealment; a cover: told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign was over.6. Slang A hat.7. Slang An ounce of marijuana.

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[Middle English, from Old English hlid; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

lid

(lɪd) n1. a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle: a saucepan lid; a desk lid. 2. (Anatomy) short for eyelid3. (Botany) botany another name for operculum²4. slang short for skidlid5. old-fashioned slang US a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce6. dip one's lid informal Austral to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc7. flip one's lid slang to become crazy or angry8. put the lid on informal a. Brit to be the final blow tob. to curb, prevent, or discourage9. take the lid off informal to make startling or spectacular revelations about[Old English hlid; related to Old Friesian hlid, Old High German hlit cover] ˈlidded adj

lid

(lɪd)

n., v. lid•ded, lid•ding. n. 1. a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usu. at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover. 2. an eyelid. 3. a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news. 4. Slang. a hat, cap, or other head covering. 5. (in mosses) a. the cover of the capsule; operculum. b. the upper section of a pyxidium. 6. Slang. one ounce of marijuana. v.t. 7. to supply or cover with a lid. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid, c. Old Frisian hlid, Old High German (h)lit lid, Old Norse hlith gate, gateway]

lid

- The top crust of a pie.See also related terms for pie.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lid - either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"eyelid, palpebraeye, oculus, optic - the organ of sightprotective fold - a flap of tissue that protects what it coverseyelash, lash, cilium - any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelidsconjunctiva - a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
	2.	lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid"box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdyjar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handleslock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closedcover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"trunk lid - hinged lid for a trunk
	3.	lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brimchapeau, hatbusby, shako, bearskin - tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasionsboater, leghorn, Panama hat, straw hat, Panama, sailor, skimmer - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crownbonnet, poke bonnet - a hat tied under the chinbowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat, bowler - a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brimbrim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hatcampaign hat - a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnelcavalier hat, slouch hat - a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brimcocked hat - hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form pointscowboy hat, ten-gallon hat - a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch handscrown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the headdeerstalker - a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by huntersdress hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, stovepipe, high hat, beaver, topper - a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver furdunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap - a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupilsfedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby - a hat made of felt with a creased crownfur hat - a hat made of furhatband - a band around the crown of a hat just above the brimheaddress, headgear - clothing for the headwoman's hat, millinery - hats for women; the wares sold by a millinershovel hat - a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britainsnap-brim hat - a hat with a snap brimsombrero - a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexicosou'wester - waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in frontsun hat, sunhat - a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the suntitfer - a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat')toque - a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefstirolean, tyrolean - soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade

lid

noun top, covering, cover I lifted the lid to give it a quick stir.put a lid on something stop, end, limit, control, restrict, put an end to The government is keen to put a lid on his scheme.

Translations

盖子

lid

(lid) noun1. a cover for a pot, box etc. He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside. 蓋子 盖子2. an eyelid. The infection has not affected the eye itself although the lid is swollen. 眼瞼 眼睑

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