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Definition of lipped
: having a lip or lips especially of a specified kind or number —often used in combination tight-lipped
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Just as Duan plays the blaster with brooding, tight-lipped realism rather than conventional heroics, the screenplay by Chang and Li Meng toys with something approaching social realism.
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The U.S. team led by Kushner and former Trump lawyer Jason Greenblatt claims some success in helping prepare the ground for eventual talks, but U.S. officials are tight-lipped about what form such talks could take.
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Since late March, work on a two-year state budget and a school-funding plan required by the state Supreme Court has gone on behind closed doors, directed by a handful of tight-lipped legislators.
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Temme Hagen is tight-lipped about today’s recipe details.
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The Trump team's style makes for a study in contrasts when compared to the seasoned group of prosecutors and criminal law experts working under Robert Mueller, the tight-lipped, respected ex-FBI director.
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Beyoncé and Jay Z are usually tight-lipped about their personal lives and waited years to release footage of their wedding and weeks to confirm the birth of daughter Blue Ivy, who is now five years old.
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Both Rae and HBO have been pretty tight-lipped about what happens next.
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The chances are hard to handicap, largely because the Air Force is tight-lipped about its process, but Boise is one of five finalist cities for a National Guard squadron of 18 to 24 F-35s.
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First Known Use of lipped
14th century
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Definition of lipped for English Language Learners
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: having lips of a specified type
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