lid S3 /lɪd/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: hlid]

1. COVER [countable] a cover for the open part of a pot, box, or other container
dustbin/saucepan etc lid
the name on the coffin lid
lid of
He carefully lifted the lid of the box. ⇒ top¹(4)

2. EYE [countable] an eyelid

3. keep a/the lid on something to control a situation very carefully, especially so that it does not cause problems:
keeping the lid on inflation
Kline keeps a very tight lid on his private life.

4. put a/the lid on something informal to do something that finally stops something or ruins or ends someone’s plans or hopes:
Let’s put a lid on all these rumours.

5. take the lid off something (also lift the lid on something) to let people know the true facts about a bad or shocking situation:
a documentary that takes the lid off the world of organized crime

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lid
noun
I. removable top
ADJ. airtight, close-fitting, sealed, tight-fitting, tight Choose a dish with a tight-fitting lid.
hinged | box, case, coffin, dustbin, piano, saucepan, etc.
VERB + LID lift, open, prise off, raise, remove, take off She lifted the lid of the box. We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever.
close, put down, put on, replace, screw down, screw on, shut I poured some water and screwed the lid back on the bottle. The coffin lid had been screwed down.
keep on Keep the lid on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil.
PREP. on the ~ His name was on the lid.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

lid
II. lids: eyelids
ADJ. closed, drooping, half-closed, half-open, heavy, hooded, lowered, narrowed She felt the tears burning against her closed lids.
VERB + LID close, lower She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her lids.
lift, open She lifted her lids and found him looking at her.
LID + VERB droop Heavy lids drooped over her eyes.
PREP. behind … ~ She could still see the light flickering behind her closed lids.
beneath … ~ She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids.
through … ~ He was watching her through hooded lids.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cover (also cover up) to put something over, on, or around something else, to hide it, protect it, or improve its appearance:
Cover the dough, and leave it to rise.
She wears a lot of make-up to cover her spots.
put something over something to put a cloth, blanket etc loosely over the top of something in order to cover it:
They gave him a blanket to put over his legs.
wrap (also wrap up) to put paper, plastic, cloth etc tightly around something in order to protect, decorate, or post it:
I haven’t wrapped her birthday present yet.
envelop literary to surround something completely so that it is difficult to see – used especially about darkness, smoke, and clouds:
At sunset, darkness enveloped the town.
be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc literary to be covered and hidden in mist, smoke etc:
The mountains were shrouded in mist.
the front/back cover
The price of the book is on the back cover.
a hard/soft cover
I never buy books in hard cover – they’re much more expensive.
a book/magazine cover
There was a blonde girl on the magazine cover.
a cover story (=the main story on the front of a newspaper or magazine)
Last month’s cover story was entitled ‘Your Child’s Brain’.
a cover photo/shot (=picture on the front cover)
The picture became the July 4th cover shot.
a cover design
the cover design of the Christmas issue
a cover girl (=an attractive girl whose photo is on the front cover)
She had always liked the idea of being a cover girl.
read something from cover to cover (=read a book, magazine etc very thoroughly)
He read it from cover to cover in less than three hours.
covering a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else:
There was light covering of snow on the ground.
The hard shell acts as a protective covering.
the cloth coverings on the altar
lid a cover for a container such as a pan or a box:
the lid of the box
a saucepan lid
top/cap the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out:
I can’t find the cap for the pen.
Put the top back on the milk!
the cap that goes on the toothpaste
cork the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine:
Can you take off the cork for me?
wrapping (also wrap especially American English) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it:
John tore the wrapping off his presents.
The lamp was still in its wrapping.
wrapper a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object:
Put the candy wrappers in your pocket.
He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

cover something that is put on or over something else to protect it, for example a piece of metal, plastic, or glass:
a manhole cover
the cover that goes over the barbecue
covering a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else:
There was light covering of snow on the ground.
The hard shell acts as a protective covering.
the cloth coverings on the altar
lid a cover for a container such as a pan or a box:
the lid of the box
a saucepan lid
top/cap the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out:
I can’t find the cap for the pen.
Put the top back on the milk!
the cap that goes on the toothpaste
cork the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine:
Can you take off the cork for me?
wrapping (also wrap especially American English) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it:
John tore the wrapping off his presents.
The lamp was still in its wrapping.
wrapper a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object:
Put the candy wrappers in your pocket.
He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

lid
lɪd
See: flip one's lid , the lid

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

LID
Leg In Disguise (airborne qualified soldier with less than 6 jumps) 
Lost in the Desert (slang; Ft. Irwin, California)

[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲