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LID/lɪd/

A lid is the cover you put on a pan, a box, or a jar. Countable: a lid, lids; put the lid on, take the lid off. A door closes a room; a lid closes a container. Not led (the past of lead) — same sound, different spelling.

Meaning

The cover that you put on a pan, box, or jar.

Examples

• “Put the lid on the saucepan.”
• “The lid is too hot to touch.”
• “I cannot find the lid for this box.”

Good to know

a lid (cover of a pan / jar / box). Contrast: door (room). Mix-up: led (past of lead).

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