Lid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually 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. a hat, cap, or other head covering.
  5. (in mosses)
    • the cover of the capsule; operculum.
    • the upper section of a pyxidium.
  6. one ounce of marijuana.
verb (used with object), lid·ded, lid·ding.
  1. to supply or cover with a lid.
Idioms
  1. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.
  2. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
noun
  1. a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle
  2. short for eyelid
  3. botany another name for operculum (def. 2)
  4. slang short for skidlid
  5. a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
  6. to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
  7. to become crazy or angry
  8. put the lid on informal
    • to be the final blow to
    • to curb, prevent, or discourage
  9. to make startling or spectacular revelations about
Lid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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