buss

verb

Definition of bussnext
as in to lip

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  1. lip
  2. smack
  3. kiss
Verb
  • Swift is often closely watched at games, with people filming her every move, attempting to lip read her conversations and even noticing when her jewellery slips off.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Kim faced her own ups and downs, twice lipping out putts on her back nine to finish with a 74.
    Mark Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of lip
Verb
  • Don't let the small can fool you though, this high will smack you in the face.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Freeman, who had been struggling through an ankle injury, smacked the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet in the 10th inning of Game 1 for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
    NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of smack
Verb
  • Busch and his team would love to pose for more pictures kissing the bricks at IMS following Sunday’s race.
    Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2017
  • The trainer turns and kisses one of the man-eaters on the nose.
    Holly Millea, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
Definition of kiss
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