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lipped

[ lipt ]

adjective

  1. having lips or a lip.
  2. Botany. labiate.


-lipped

adjective

  1. having a lip or lips as specified

    tight-lipped

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lipped1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; lip, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

A long birdie putt at No. 18 lipped out.

“Even when it kind of lipped, I thought it would lip in. I’m pretty gutted it didn’t go in.”

Schauffele had a chance for a share of second, but his birdie putt at 18 lipped out.

Spieth had missed the green to the left, chipped to about 4 feet and lipped out.

Boutier shot an 8-under 64 with eight birdies, which would have been nine had her birdie putt on the 18th not lipped out.

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