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# lid

noun (a lid, lids)

«lid» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lid is a cover on top of a box, pot, jar or bin that you can lift or take off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#m1)
2. An eyelid is the skin that closes over your eye; sometimes just called a lid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#m2)

### In the lessons

In cooking and science, a lid keeps heat and steam in, so water boils faster; a lid on a jar keeps food fresh. In safety, put a lid on a hot pan if it catches fire (never water) and screw lids back on medicines and cleaning products. Phrases: «put a lid on it» (be quiet or stop it), «keep a lid on» (keep under control or secret), «flip your lid» (get very angry).

### Examples

- Put the lid back on the jam jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x1)
- The lid of the box was stuck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x2)
- Cover the pot with a lid so the water boils faster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x3)
- Close the lid of the bin to keep foxes out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x4)
- Lift the lid of the piano carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x5)
- Steam was pushing the lid up and down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x6)
- If a pan catches fire, put a lid on it and turn off the heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x7)
- Keep a lid on the secret until the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x8)
- The genius promised, and the fisherman lifted the lid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a lid, two lids. A lid sits on top; a «cap» or «top» is a small lid that screws on bottles. Do not confuse «lid» with «led» (the past of lead).

## In Jewish tradition

In cooking and science, a lid keeps heat and steam in, so water boils faster; a lid on a jar keeps food fresh. In safety, put a lid on a hot pan if it catches fire (never water) and screw lids back on medicines and cleaning products. Phrases: «put a lid on it» (be quiet or stop it), «keep a lid on» (keep under control or secret), «flip your lid» (get very angry).

### Examples

- Thou holdest fast the lids of mine eyes; I am troubled, and cannot speak. (Writings PSA.77.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lid/#x1)

### Note

Countable: a lid, two lids. A lid sits on top; a «cap» or «top» is a small lid that screws on bottles. Do not confuse «lid» with «led» (the past of lead).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lid.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «lid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lid.html) on Mova free.