kiss

1. 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.

2. to join lips with in this way:

   She kissed him and left.

3. to touch gently or lightly:

   The breeze kissed her face.

4. to put, bring, take, etc., by, or as if by, kissing:

   She kissed the baby's tears away.

5. Billiards, Pool. (of a ball) to make slight contact with or brush (another ball).

1. to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.:

   They kissed passionately.

2. to express a thought, feeling, etc., by a contact of the lips:

   They kissed goodbye at the station.

3. to purse and then part the lips, emitting a smacking sound, as in kissing someone.
4. Billiards, Pool. (of a ball) to carom gently off or touch another ball.

1. an act or instance of kissing.
2. a slight touch or contact.
3. Billiards, Pool. the slight touch of one ball by another.
4. a baked confection of egg whites and confectioners' sugar, served as a cookie.
5. a piece of toffeelike confectionery, sometimes containing nuts, coconut, or the like.
6. a small, sometimes conical, bite-size piece of chocolate, usually individually wrapped.

verb phrase

1. Slang.
   1. to reject, dismiss, or ignore:

      He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand.

   2. (used to express contemptuous rejection or dismissal).
   3. to give up, renounce, or dispense with:

      Leaving Tulsa meant kissing off a promising job.

1. keep it simple, stupid: the principle that a product, service, system, etc., should be easy to learn and use.