Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with lip in American Collocation
lip
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/lɪp/
press your lips together
compress
press together
purse
She pursed her lips and frowned like a doctor considering a case.
bite your lips
bite
chew
Her father bit his lip and gazed at the floor.
open your lips
open
part
I opened my lips to speak.
close your lips
close
She closed her lips and folded her hands before her.
make your lips wet
lick
moisten
wet
He moistened his lips with the tip of his tongue.
push your lips together and forwards
pout
pucker
She tossed her head and pouted her lips.
make a noise with your lips
smack
Then the stranger tasted a spoonful of the soup and smacked his lips and said, ‘Ah, delicious!’
pull your top lip upwards at one side
curl
They curled their lips in contempt and turned away.