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harelip

harelip noun: a congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.

harelip: a congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare
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Noun

harelip (plural harelips)

  1. A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.
    Synonyms:
    cleft lip

Verb

harelip (third-person singular simple present harelips, present participle harelipping, simple past and past participle harelipped)

  1. (transitive) To curse (as if by causing a harelip),
    • I don't care if it harelips the governor.
    • I'm gonna get them doors open if it harelips everybody on Bear Creek!

harelip meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog

harelip in Tamil

பிறவி உதட்டுப் பிளவு, பிளப்புதடு, பிளவு இதழ், பிளவுதடு

harelip in Urdu

کھنڈوا, لب کٹا

harelip in Kannada

ಸೀಳ್ದುಟಿ, ಸೀಳಿದ ಮೇಲ್ದುಟಿ, ಹರಕು ತುಟಿ

harelip in Tagalog

congenital malformation of the upper lip
tangab, bingot
More languagesFewer languages
harelip in Vietnamese
sứt môi

Synonyms of harelip

Forms of harelip

Noun
pluralharelips
Verb
third-person singular presentharelips
present participleharelipping
past participleharelipped
pastharelipped

Origin of harelip

From hare + lip.

Questions about harelip

What does harelip mean?
Harelip means a congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.
What is harelip in Tamil?
Harelip in Tamil is பிறவி உதட்டுப் பிளவு, பிளப்புதடு, பிளவு இதழ். See Harelip meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is harelip?
Harelip can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of harelip?
The plural of harelip is harelips.

Words near harelip in the dictionary

  1. harelds
  2. hareleaf
  3. harelike
  4. hareling
  5. harelings
  6. harelip
  7. harelipped
  8. harelips
  9. harem
  10. harem ending
  11. harem endings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: harelip (page history and authors); harelip (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); harelip (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); harelip (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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