to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
to join lips with in this way: She kissed him and left.
to touch gently or lightly: The breeze kissed her face.
to put, bring, take, etc., by, or as if by, kissing: She kissed the baby's tears away.
(of a ball) to make slight contact with or brush (another ball).
—v.i.
to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.: They kissed passionately.
to express a thought, feeling, etc., by a contact of the lips: They kissed good-bye at the station.
to purse and then part the lips, emitting a smacking sound, as in kissing someone.
(of a ball) to carom gently off or touch another ball.
. to be obsequious; fawn.
He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand.
to reject, dismiss, or ignore:He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand.
(used to express contemptuous rejection or dismissal).
to give up, renounce, or dispense with:Leaving Tulsa meant kissing off a promising job.
—n.
an act or instance of kissing.
a slight touch or contact.
the slight touch of one ball by another.
a baked confection of egg whites and confectioners' sugar, served as a cookie.
a piece of toffeelike confectionery, sometimes containing nuts, coconut, or the like.
a small, sometimes conical, bite-size piece of chocolate, usually individually wrapped.
to indicate an intended kiss from a distance, usually in bidding farewell, by kissing one's own fingertips and moving the hand toward the person greeted.