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liplock

Syllables: lip·lockUK/ˈlɪpˌlɒk/

liplock noun: a kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long, passionate kiss. Also the alternative form of lip-lock.

Noun

liplock (countable and uncountable, plural liplocks)

  1. (US, informal) A kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long, passionate kiss.
    • We figgered a gal might give us a lil liplock.1989, Charles Nelson, Panthers in the Skins of Men, page 25
    • The character is also denied an affirming liplock with her female love interest—a former taboo that was long ago shattered by L.A. Law, Roseanne and, earlier this season, Relativity (men kissing men, on the other hand, remains, for now, a no-no).1997 April 14, Bruce Handy, “Roll Over, Ward Cleaver”, in Time
  2. A maneuver in which a fish is hooked by a curled finger inserted under the gill cover and extending to the fish's jaw.
    • Regardless of whatever other qualities may differentiate Sooner fishermen, they are identical in that each has spent a good part of their lives dreaming about catching one nice bass — a whopper of such bulk that the traditional thumb and forefinger liplock wouldn't be nearly enough to hoist their...1991, Outdoor Oklahoma - Volumes 47-48, page 31

Also used as

liplock is also the alternative form of lip-lock.

Forms of liplock

Noun
pluralliplocks
alternative formlip lock
alternative formlip-lock
Verb
third-person singular presentliplocks
present participleliplocking
past participleliplocked
pastliplocked

Origin of liplock

From lip + lock.

Questions about liplock

What does liplock mean?
Liplock means a kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long, passionate kiss.
What part of speech is liplock?
Liplock is a noun.
How do you pronounce liplock?
Liplock is pronounced /ˈlɪpˌlɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of liplock?
The plural of liplock is liplocks.

Words near liplock in the dictionary

  1. liplike
  2. lipline
  3. lipliner
  4. lipliners
  5. liplines
  6. liplock
  7. liplocked
  8. liplocking
  9. liplocks
  10. Lipman
  11. Lipmans

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