lid The lid of something is the removable top that keeps liquids or solids from spilling out of a container. Lids keep food fresh, and they help maintain temperatures. | |
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- A lid for food keeps the food warm or the lid keeps food fresh.
| | - The lid on a cup of coffee keeps hot coffee from spilling onto your hands.
| | - By putting a lid on a pot while cooking, the food heats up faster and doesn’t lose as much heat.
| | - Beer steins have lids. They keep flies and other things away from the beer that’s inside the stein.
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There are some popular expressions that include the word "lid." - A person who flips his lid, gets very mad.
- To keep a lid on information is to keep it secret.
- If you take the lid off of an investigation, the information is revealed.
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