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1kiss Listen to audio/ˈkɪs/ verb
kiss·es; kissed; kiss·ing
1 a : to touch (someone) with your lips as a greeting or as a way of showing love or sexual attraction [+ obj] He kissed her on the cheek. = He kissed her cheek. They kissed each other passionately. She kissed him good night/goodbye. [no obj] I'll never forget the night we first kissed.
b [+ obj] : to touch (something) with your lips
When he got off the plane he knelt down and kissed the ground.
2 [+ obj] : to touch (something) gently or lightly
The tree's branches kissed the ground below.
kiss and make up
informal : to become friendly again after a fight or disagreement
It's time for the mayor and the police chief to kiss and make up.
kiss and tell
: to tell people about the private details of your romantic relationships
I never kiss and tell.
kiss ass
US, informal + impolite
1 or kiss someone's ass or Brit kiss someone's arse : to be nice to people in order to make them like you or give something to you
He says he doesn't want a promotion if he has to kiss ass to get it.
2 kiss my assused to show that you are angry at someone He told me to leave, and I told him he could kiss my ass!
kiss off
[phrasal verb] informal
1 impoliteused in angry speech to tell someone to leave and stop bothering you She told me to kiss off when I asked her to dance.
2 kiss (someone or something) off or kiss off (someone or something) : to reject or ignore (someone or something) in a casual or careless way
My boss kissed off my ideas for a new product.
3 kiss (something) off or kiss off (something) : to accept the fact that you have lost or will never get (something)
You can kiss off [=give up on] any hope of getting tickets to the game.see also kiss-off
kiss (something) goodbye
informal : to accept the fact that you have lost or will never get something
They can kiss their vacation plans goodbye now. [=their vacation plans are now ruined] If you don't start working harder, you can kiss that promotion goodbye. [=you won't be getting that promotion]
kiss up to [phrasal verb]
kiss up to (someone) US, informal + disapproving : to try to make (someone) like you
She is always kissing up to [=sucking up to] the boss.
— kiss·able Listen to audio /ˈkɪsəbəl/ adjective [more kissable; most kissable]
soft, kissable lips

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