lid

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Another acceptable word for cover.

as in: lid for a container
sign description: One flat hand is placed on the opposite C-hand.

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noun
noun

1: A hat or cap; esp. a soldier's steel helmet or a motorcyclist's crash-helmet. Cf. skid-lid noun. (1896 —) .
P. G. Wodehouse It is almost as foul as Uncle Tom's Sherlock Holmes deerstalker, which has frightened more crows than any other lid in Worcestershire (1960).

2: One ounce of marijuana. (1967 —) .
J. D. Macdonald We had almost two lids of Acapulco Gold (1968).

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For a list of words related to lid, see:

• Hats - lid: Slang. hat
• Drug Names and Forms - lid: Slang. ounce of marijuana

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - låg, dæksel, klap
v. tr. - lægge låg på

idioms:

• put the lid on    sætte en stopper for, gøre det af med
• take the lid off    afsløre, åbenbare

Nederlands (Dutch)
deksel, dekseltje, klep, kap, beperking, hoed, ooglid, drankverbod (V.S.), zakje marihuana

Français (French)
n. - couvercle, (Anat) paupière, (Biol) opercule
v. tr. - mettre/couvrir d'un couvercle

idioms:

• put a lid on    (fig) mettre un frein à (qch)
• put the lid on    mettre fin à qch, tire un voile sur (une information)
• take the lid off    ôter le couvercle de (qch), (fig) mettre au grand jour

Deutsch (German)
n. - Deckel
v. - mit einem Deckel schließen

idioms:

• put a lid on    einer Sache die Krone aufsetzen, etw. stoppen
• put the lid on    die Krone aufsetzen, ein Ende setzen
• take the lid off    aufdecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (κινητό) καπάκι, σκέπασμα ή κάλυμμα, (μτφ.) βλέφαρο

idioms:

• put the lid on    αποτελώ το επιστέγασμα, φέρνω στο απροχώρητο/αμήν
• take the lid off    αποκαλύπτω

Italiano (Italian)
coperchio

idioms:

• put the lid on    frenare
• take/blow the lid off    rivelare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tampa (f), pálpebra (f) (Anat.)

idioms:

• put the lid on    fazer algo que prejudica ou arruina os planos e esperanças de alguém
• take the lid off    informar as pessoas sobre uma real situação

Русский (Russian)
крышка, веко, ограничение, запрет

idioms:

• put the lid on    положить конец чему-л.
• take/blow the lid off    открыть секрет

Español (Spanish)
n. - tapa, tapadera, párpado
v. tr. - tapar, parpadear, cubrir

idioms:

• put a lid on    acallar el escándalo, mantener en secreto, tapar algo
• put the lid on    rematar, acabar con algo, ser la gota que colma el vaso, finalizar, ponerle la tapa
• take the lid off    revelar un escándalo, destapar algo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lock, ögonlock, (sl.) kanna (hatt)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
盖子, 眼睑, 限制, 给...盖盖子

idioms:

• put the lid on    禁止, 取缔
• take the lid off    揭露

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蓋子, 眼瞼, 限制
v. tr. - 給...蓋蓋子

idioms:

• put the lid on    禁止, 取締
• take the lid off    揭露

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뚜껑, 눈꺼풀, 선모, 모자, 제한
v. tr. - 뚜껑을 덮다, 씌우다

idioms:

• put the lid on    끝나게 하다, 망쳐놓다, 최악의 상태로 끝나다
• take the lid off    불법 행위를 폭로하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 蓋, まぶた

idioms:

• put the lid on    …にふたをする, 終わらせる, 駄目にする
• take/blow the lid off    真相を暴露する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غطاء لصندوق أو إناء, جفن العين, قبعه, أحد غلافي الكتاب, حظر رسمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכסה, עפעף, כובע‬
v. tr. - ‮התקין מכסה‬

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