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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lip off en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To speak rudely, harshly or belligerently.
    • She spanked hard enough that she broke the yardstick in half, and picked up the bottom half and continued on with the punishment. I hold no grudge—I deserved it for lipping off. 2000, James W. Marlin, On the Other Hand: An Autobiography:

Forms

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lipped off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lipped off Tense=Past lexicographic
lips off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lipping off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic