lipper
/ˈlɪpər/
verb
- To splash or break over the side of a boat or onto a surface.
- Water lippered onto the dock during the high tide.
- Be careful not to let the soup lipper out of the pot when you stir it.
- The waves lippered over the bow as the storm picked up.
noun
- A small wave or splash of water that breaks over the side of a boat or onto a shore.
- The kids laughed as a lipper from the lake hit their legs.
- We had to bail out the boat after a lipper came aboard.
- A lipper splashed over the gunwale and wet my shoes.
- A projecting edge or rim, especially on a container or surface.
- The lipper on the cup made it easy to pour without spilling.
- The pot had a small lipper that caught drips from the spout.
- He ran his finger along the lipper of the shelf to check for dust.