kiss

kiss1 [ kıs ] verb ***

1. ) intransitive or transitive to touch someone with your lips because you love them or have sexual feelings for them:

They kissed again, and then he was gone.

kiss someone on something: He kissed her on the lips.

a ) intransitive or transitive to touch someone with your lips when you say hello or goodbye to them:

We all hugged and kissed each other.

kiss someone goodbye/good night: He went upstairs to kiss his son good night.

b ) transitive to touch someone or something with your lips as a sign of respect:

He knelt and kissed the hand of the Queen.

2. ) transitive BRITISH LITERARY to touch someone or something very gently:

The final rays of the sun kissed the tops of the islands.

kiss someone's ass BRITISH OFFENSIVE

to be nice to someone because you want them to help you

kiss something goodbye INFORMAL

to no longer have or be likely to get something. If someone can kiss goodbye to something, they will not have it or get it:

If you keep coming to work late, you can kiss your job goodbye.

kiss my ass BRITISH OFFENSIVE

an insulting way of saying that you do not agree with someone or respect someone

,kiss `up to phrasal verb transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL

kiss up to someone to try to please a powerful person, because you want them to do something for you

kiss

kiss 2 [ kıs ] noun count **

an act of kissing someone:

a goodnight kiss

a quick/affectionate/tender kiss

give someone a kiss: Julius gave her another kiss.

kiss on: He planted a kiss on her cheek.