<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) 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.</li><li>to join lips with in this way: She kissed him and left.</li><li>to touch gently or lightly: The breeze kissed her face.</li><li>to put, bring, take, etc., by, or as if by, kissing: She kissed the baby's tears away.</li><li>(Billiards, Pool) (of a ball) to make slight contact with or brush (another ball).</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.: They kissed passionately.</li><li>to express a thought, feeling, etc., by a contact of the lips: They kissed goodbye at the station.</li><li>to purse and then part the lips, emitting a smacking sound, as in kissing someone.</li><li>(Billiards, Pool) (of a ball) to carom gently off or touch another ball.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act or instance of kissing.</li><li>a slight touch or contact.</li><li>(Billiards, Pool) the slight touch of one ball by another.</li><li>a baked confection of egg whites and confectioners' sugar, served as a cookie.</li><li>a piece of toffeelike confectionery, sometimes containing nuts, coconut, or the like.</li><li>a small, sometimes conical, bite-size piece of chocolate, usually individually wrapped.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>(Slang) to reject, dismiss, or ignore: He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand. (used to express contemptuous rejection or dismissal).</li><li>to give up, renounce, or dispense with: Leaving Tulsa meant kissing off a promising job.</li></ul>