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Definition of Lick

1. Verb. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. "The fighter managed to lick his opponent"; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

2. Noun. A salt deposit that animals regularly lick.

3. Verb. Pass the tongue over. "The dog licked her hand"

4. Noun. Touching with the tongue. "The dog's laps were warm and wet"

5. Verb. Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of. "He could not work the math problem"

6. Noun. (boxing) a blow with the fist. "I gave him a clout on his nose"

7. Verb. Take up with the tongue. "The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

Definition of Lick

1. v. t. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

2. n. A stroke of the tongue in licking.

3. v. t. To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.

4. n. A slap; a quick stroke.

Definition of Lick

1. Verb. To stroke with the tongue. ¹

2. Verb. (colloquial) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight. ¹

3. Verb. (colloquial) To overcome. ¹

4. Verb. (vulgar slang) To perform cunnilingus. ¹

5. Verb. (colloquial) To do anything partially. ¹

6. Verb. (context: of flame, waves etc.) To lap ¹

7. Noun. The act of licking. ¹

8. Noun. The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. ¹

9. Noun. A place where animals lick minerals from the ground. ¹

10. Noun. A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream. ¹

11. Noun. (colloquial) A stroke or blow. ¹

12. Noun. (colloquial) A bit. ¹

13. Noun. (music) A short motif. ¹

14. Noun. speed. In this sense it is always qualified by '''good''', or '''fair''' or a similar adjective. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lick

1. to pass the tongue over the surface of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lick

lichtlies lichtly lichts lichwake lichwakes lichwale lichwales lichway lichways lichwort

licit licitation licitly licitness licitnesses lick-spigot lick-spigots lick clean lick one's chops lick one's wounds

lick up lickable lickably licked licked clean licked out licked up

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