buss

verb

Definition of bussnext
as in to lip

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  1. lip
  2. smack
  3. kiss
Verb
  • Swift is often closely watched at games, with people filming her every move, attempting to lip read her conversations and even noticing when her jewellery slips off.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Kim faced her own ups and downs, twice lipping out putts on her back nine to finish with a 74.
    Mark Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of lip
Verb
  • Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
  • With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.
    Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of smack
Verb
  • Busch and his team would love to pose for more pictures kissing the bricks at IMS following Sunday’s race.
    Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2017
  • The trainer turns and kisses one of the man-eaters on the nose.
    Holly Millea, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
Definition of kiss
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