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1 ♦ lip
♦ lip /lɪp/n.1 (anat.) labbro; (fig.) orlo, margine: He kissed me on the lips, mi baciò sulle labbra; She touched her upper lip, si toccò il labbro superiore; Read my lips, ascolta bene quello che ti dico; the lip of a cup, l'orlo d'una tazza; the lip of a volcano, il bordo di un vulcano; the lips of a wound, i labbri d'una ferita3 sporgenza; lama (fig.): a narrow lip of rock on a rock face, una stretta lama di roccia (o cengia) sulla parete di un monte5 [u] (mus.) imboccatura; modo d'imboccare uno strumento a fiato6 [u] (fam.) impertinenza; impudenza; sfacciataggine; insolenza: None of your lip!, basta con la tua insolenza!● ( USA) lip balm = lip salve ► sotto □ (fon.) lip consonant, consonante labiale □ lip-deep, falso; insincero; superficiale; a parole □ ( cosmesi) lip gloss, lucidalabbra □ lip-homage, omaggio insincero (o a parole) □ lip-language, linguaggio delle labbra (o dei sordomuti) □ lip-reading, labiolettura □ lip religion, religiosità superficiale □ lip salve, burro di cacao; (fig.) (parole di) adulazione □ lip server, chi pratica il ► «lip service» ( sotto) □ lip service, devozione finta; rispetto puramente verbale; adesione meramente formale: to pay lip service to the ideals of democracy, dare un'adesione puramente formale agli ideali della democrazia □ (fam.) lip-smacking, da leccarsi i baffi; ottimo; eccellente □ ( radio, TV) lip synchronization, sincronizzazione delle labbra ( per trasmissioni in playback) □ (relig.) lip worship, devozione insincera □ (fig.) to bite one's lip, mordersi le labbra □ ( slang) to button (up) one's lip, cucirsi la bocca (fig.) □ to curl one's lips, arricciare le labbra □ (fig.) to hang on sb. 's lips, pendere dalle labbra di q.; ascoltare q. con grande attenzione □ (fam.) to keep a stiff upper lip, restare impassibile; stare saldo; tener duro; stringere i denti □ (fig.) to lick (o to smack) one's lips, avere l'acquolina in bocca; leccarsi i baffi (o le dita) □ (fig.) to refuse to open one's lips, non voler aprir bocca; rifiutarsi di parlare □ ( slang USA) to watch one's lip, stare attento a come si parla; evitare di dire parolacce.(to) lip /lɪp/A v. t.1 toccare con le labbra; baciareB v. i.1 (mus.) imboccare uno strumento (a fiato)
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lip service — Synonyms and related words: BOMFOG, Pecksniffery, Tartuffery, Tartuffism, cant, empty gesture, false piety, formalism, hypocrisy, hypocriticalness, lip devotion, lip homage, lip praise, lip reverence, lip worship, mealymouthedness, mouth honor,… … Moby Thesaurus
lip service — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [LIP SER vis] insincere agreement, empty talk or gesture. Politicians pay a lot of lip service to their constituents. SYN.: insincerity, empty talk, empty gesture, token agreement, tokenism, show … English dictionary for students
Falsehood — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Falsehood >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 falsehood falsehood falseness Sgm: N 1 falsity falsity falsification Sgm: N 1 deception deception &c. 545 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm … English dictionary for students
Flattery — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Flattery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 flattery flattery adulation gloze Sgm: N 1 blandishment blandishment blandiloquence Sgm: N 1 cajolery cajolery Sgm: N 1 fawning fawning wheedling & … English dictionary for students
hypocrisy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deceit, dissembling, pretense, falsity, insincerity; sanctimony, cant, Phariseeism. See falsehood, impiety. Ant., honesty, sincerity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quackery, casuistry, pharisaism,… … English dictionary for students
adulation — n 1. worship, hero worship, idolization, adoration, deification; glorification, exaltation, extolment. 2. sycophancy, toadyism, toadeating, tufthunting, flattery, lip homage, lip service, Rare. blandation; cajolery, blandishment, blarney, palaver … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fawning — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; groveling, crawling, creeping,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flattery — n 1. compliment, salute, praise, laudation; tribute, extolment, exaltation, celebration, glorification; eulogy, eulogium, eulogization, encomium, panegyric, adulation; trumpetry, crying up, ringing or singing [s.o. s] praises, puffery, puffing up … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flummery — n 1. oatmeal, gruel, U.S. mush, hot cereal, Chiefly Brit. porridge, farina; fruit custard, blancmange, white pudding. 2. nonsense, moonshine, gobbledegook; foolish humbug, bunkum or buncombe, Sl. bunk, U.S. Sl. blah; balderdash, Inf. hokum, Sl.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
servility — n 1. slavishness, servileness, obsequiousness, obsequence, subservience, Obs. vernility; submis siveness, docility, unassertiveness, compliance, acquiescence, deference, obeisance, abjection, abjectness, self abasement; groveling, crawling,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sycophancy — n 1. flattery, fawning, truckling, wheedling, toadeating, toadyism, tufthunting, sycophantism, lip homage, mouth honor, unc tuousness, Inf. soft soap, Sl. bootlicking, Sl. footlick ing, kowtow, Sl. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing, Rare.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder