v. i. | 1. | To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; - a defect common among children. |
2. | To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk. | |
3. | To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid. | |
v. t. | 1. | To pronounce with a lisp. |
2. | To utter with imperfect articulation; to express with words pronounced imperfectly or indistinctly, as a child speaks; hence, to express by the use of simple, childlike language. | |
3. | To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; | |
n. | 1. | The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, |
1. | (Computers) a high-level computer programming language in which statements and data are in the form of lists, enclosed in parentheses; - used especially for rapid development of prototype programs in artificial intelligence applications . |
Noun | 1. | lisp - a speech defect that involves pronouncing s like voiceless th and z like voiced th |
2. | LISP - a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists Synonyms: list-processing language | |
Verb | 1. | lisp - speak with a lisp |