ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lip-lock

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Lip-lock is a noun meaning (fishing) To hook a fish by inserting a curled finger under the gill cover and extending it to the fish's jaw.

Meaning

(fishing) To hook a fish by inserting a curled finger under the gill cover and extending it to the fish's jaw.

More Meanings

  1. Alternative spelling of liplock.
  2. (slang, chiefly US) To kiss for an extended period of time.

Example Sentences

Never try to lip-lock a brawling bigmouth after dark.
Michelle and Evan begin to lip-lock, and Amy tries not to watch.
If any professional angler can tell you the best way to lip-lock a lunker, it's Jimmy Houston.
In Psalm 85, it says that "justice and peace/ mercy and truth" have kissed. In Jesus they lip-locked forever.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include love-lock, lippie, lip-synching, lip reading, lockin, lock-picking.

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