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underlip

UK/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp//ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/

underlip noun: the lower lip.

Noun

underlip (plural underlips)

  1. The lower lip.
    • He bit his under-lip as though he were somewhat unwilling, but arose.1866, Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man
    • In fact, there was such an obvious inclination to wateriness about his eye, and instability about his underlip, that Cripps found it necessary to put the conversation on a less emotional basis.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 164

underlip meaning in Urdu

underlip in Urdu

نچلا ہونٹ

Forms of underlip

pluralunderlips

Origin of underlip

From under- + lip. Compare Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe (“underlip”), German Unterlippe (“underlip”).

Questions about underlip

What does underlip mean?
Underlip means the lower lip.
What is underlip in Urdu?
Underlip in Urdu is نچلا ہونٹ. See Underlip meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is underlip?
Underlip is a noun.
How do you pronounce underlip?
Underlip is pronounced /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of underlip?
The plural of underlip is underlips.

Words near underlip in the dictionary

  1. underling
  2. underlings
  3. underlining
  4. underlinings
  5. underlinked
  6. underlip
  7. underlips
  8. underliquidity
  9. underlisted
  10. underlit
  11. underlive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underlip (page history and authors); underlip (Urdu 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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