Kiss (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
  2. to join lips with in this way: She kissed him and left.
  3. to touch gently or lightly: The breeze kissed her face.
  4. to put, bring, take, etc., by, or as if by, kissing: She kissed the baby's tears away.
  5. (of a ball) to make slight contact with or brush (another ball).
verb (used without object)
  1. to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.: They kissed passionately.
  2. to express a thought, feeling, etc., by a contact of the lips: They kissed goodbye at the station.
  3. to purse and then part the lips, emitting a smacking sound, as in kissing someone.
  4. (of a ball) to carom gently off or touch another ball.
noun
  1. an act or instance of kissing.
  2. a slight touch or contact.
  3. the slight touch of one ball by another.
  4. a baked confection of egg whites and confectioners' sugar, served as a cookie.
  5. a piece of toffeelike confectionery, sometimes containing nuts, coconut, or the like.
  6. a small, sometimes conical, bite-size piece of chocolate, usually individually wrapped.
Verb Phrases
  1. kiss off, Slang.
    • to reject, dismiss, or ignore: He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand.
    • (used to express contemptuous rejection or dismissal).
    • to give up, renounce, or dispense with: Leaving Tulsa meant kissing off a promising job.
Idioms
  1. to indicate an intended kiss from a distance, usually in bidding farewell, by kissing one's own fingertips and moving the hand toward the person greeted.
  2. to be obsequious; fawn.
noun
  1. the principle that a product, service, system, etc., should be easy to learn and use.
verb
  1. to touch with the lips or press the lips against as an expression of love, greeting, respect, etc
  2. to join lips with another person in an act of love or desire
  3. to touch (each other) lightly
  4. (of balls) to touch (each other) lightly while moving
noun
  1. the act of kissing; a caress with the lips
  2. a light touch
  3. a small light sweet or cake, such as one made chiefly of egg white and sugar
abbreviation for
  1. keep it simple, stupid
Kiss (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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