noun

lid

lid, cover, eyelid

Put the lid on the pot.

Put the lid on the pot.

Her eyelids felt heavy.

Her eyelids felt heavy.

a lid ((for sth.)) a cover for something. Put the lid on the pot.

Synonyms: cover, top, cap

From Old English 'hlid' meaning 'cover, gate'.

Imagine you 'hid' something under a 'lid'.

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