lid
part of speech
noun (a lid, lids)
meaning for a pupil
1) A lid is a cover on top of a box, pot, jar or bin that you can lift or take off. tree →
2) An eyelid is the skin that closes over your eye; sometimes just called a lid. tree →
sense in the lessons
In cooking and science, a lid keeps heat and steam in, so water boils faster; a lid on a jar keeps food fresh. In safety, put a lid on a hot pan if it catches fire (never water) and screw lids back on medicines and cleaning products. Phrases: «put a lid on it» (be quiet or stop it), «keep a lid on» (keep under control or secret), «flip your lid» (get very angry).
examples
- Put the lid back on the jam jar. tree →
- The lid of the box was stuck. tree →
- Cover the pot with a lid so the water boils faster. tree →
- Close the lid of the bin to keep foxes out. tree →
- Lift the lid of the piano carefully. tree →
- Steam was pushing the lid up and down. tree →
- If a pan catches fire, put a lid on it and turn off the heat. tree →
- Keep a lid on the secret until the party. tree →
- The genius promised, and the fisherman lifted the lid. tree →
note
Countable: a lid, two lids. A lid sits on top; a «cap» or «top» is a small lid that screws on bottles. Do not confuse «lid» with «led» (the past of lead).
In the corpora
- In one stage the brain is very busy, the eyes flick about under the lids and the body twitches.
- Steam from a hot container can burn, so you open the lid away from your face.
- A lid on a burning pan works because it cuts off the oxygen.
- After the toilet you flush, close the lid if there is one and wash your hands.
- Graters, peelers and the cut edge of a tin lid take skin off fingers very easily.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «lid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.