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kiss
verbs
give somebody a kiss
• I always give the kids a kiss before they go to school. • Come and give Mummy a kiss good night.
blow somebody a kiss
(= to kiss your hand and then blow across it towards someone )
• Joe blew her a kiss and waved goodbye.
plant a kiss on somebody's cheek/forehead etc
(= to kiss someone on their cheek etc )
• Stephen planted a kiss on his daughter’s forehead.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + kiss
a big/little kiss
• She put her arms around him and gave him a big kiss.
a quick kiss
• He gave her a quick kiss before leaving for work.
a gentle/tender kiss
• She could still feel that last tender kiss.
a passionate kiss
• She gave him a passionate kiss.
a long/lingering kiss
• He gave her a a long, slow, lingering kiss.
a sloppy kiss
(= a kiss with rather wet lips )
• Her little boy gave her a sloppy kiss on the cheek.
a farewell/goodnight kiss
(= when saying goodbye or goodnight to someone )
• Don’t go to bed without your goodnight kiss!
your first kiss
• Where were you when you had your first kiss?
a French kiss
(= a sexual kiss using your tongue )
• The couple shared a lingering French kiss.
phrases
love and kisses
(= used at the end of a letter )
• See you soon. Lots of love and kisses from Anna.
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noun ADJ. brief, quick, swift | lingering, long | gentle, light, soft | big, smacking | hard | sloppy | affectionate, loving, tender, warm | ardent, hungry, passionate | brotherly, chaste, friendly, innocent, sisterly | farewell, goodbye, goodnight VERB + KISS give sb He gave his daughter a gentle kiss on the forehead. | drop, plant, press She planted a big kiss on his cheek. | steal The children hid behind the bike shed to steal a kiss. | return She returned his kiss with passion. | deepen | blow (sb) As the train drew away he blew her a kiss. KISS + VERB deepen His kiss deepened and became hungrier. PREP. with a ~ | ~ on He greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. PHRASES give sb the kiss of life A policeman pulled the man out of the river and gave him the kiss of life. | hugs and kisses We were greeted with hugs and kisses. | the kiss of death That TV commercial was the kiss of death to his career as a serious actor., verb ADV. gently, lightly | lovingly, softly, tenderly | deeply, fiercely, firmly, hard, hungrily, passionately, soundly, violently | briefly, quickly | lingeringly, long He kissed her long and hard on the mouth. VERB + KISS bend to, stoop to He bent to kiss her again. | try to | let sb PREP. on She let him kiss her lightly on the cheek. PHRASES kiss and cuddle The love-struck pair have been spotted kissing and cuddling at parties. | kiss sb full on the lips/mouth, kiss sb goodbye/goodnight, kiss goodbye to sth (figurative) Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary