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lid

UK/lɪd/ US/lɛd/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

  • “his lids would stay open no longer”
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2.

a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container

3.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English lid, lyd, from Old English hlid, from Proto-West Germanic *hlid, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą (compare Dutch lid, German Lid (“eyelid”), Swedish lid (“gate”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitós (“covered”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to cover”).

Phrases

  • blow one's lid
  • blow the lid off
  • call a lid
  • flip one's lid
  • flip the lid
  • flip your lid
  • keep a lid on
  • keep the lid on something

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