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lid
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lid noun cap, ceiling, cover, greatest number, limit, maximum, most quantity, outer limit, outer restriction, roof, stop, top, top number
Associated concepts: caps on awards
See also: cap


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For non-English speakers, the language barrier puts a lid on upward mobility and affects other parts of life, ranging from helping children with their homework to getting taken by an unscrupulous service provider.
Soybean carryover at above 150 to 200 million bushels puts a lid on $6 beans without production problems in South America.
Datillo has three such barrels, and when one fills up, he puts a lid on it and directs the draining water to the next one.
 
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