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Definition of 'Lick'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) lick
to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often fol. by up, off, from, etc.):
to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.

2.  lick
to make, or cause to become, by stroking with the tongue:
to lick a spoon clean.

3.  lick
(of waves, flames, etc.) to pass or play lightly over.

4.  lick
Informal.

5.  lick
to hit or beat, esp. as a punishment; thrash; whip.

6.  lick
to overcome or defeat, as in a fight, game, or contest.

7. (v.i.) lick
to move quickly or lightly.

8. (n.) lick
a stroke of the tongue over something.

9.  lick
as much as can be taken up by one stroke of the tongue.

10.  lick
Informal.

11.  lick
a blow.

12.  lick
a brief, brisk burst of activity or energy.

13.  lick
a quick pace or clip; speed.

14.  lick
a small amount:
I haven't done a lick of work all week.

15.  lick
Usu., licks. a critical or complaining remark.

16.  lick
Usu., licks. a musical phrase, as by a jazz soloist in improvising.

Definition of 'Lick'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) salt lick, lick
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

2. (noun) lick, lap
touching with the tongue
"the dog's laps were warm and wet"

3. (verb) punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug
(boxing) a blow with the fist
"I gave him a clout on his nose"

4. (verb) cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

5. (verb) lick, lap
pass the tongue over
"the dog licked her hand"

6. (verb) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
"did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

7. (verb) lap, lap up, lick
take up with the tongue
"The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

Definition of 'Lick'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) lick
to move your tongue over
children licking ice cream

Definition of 'Lick'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Lick
a slap; a quick stroke

2.  Lick
a stroke of the tongue in licking

3.  Lick
a quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied

4.  Lick
a place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but not always, near salt springs

5. (verb) Lick
to draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand

6. (verb) Lick
to lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk

7. (verb) Lick
to strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter

Translation of 'Lick'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to pass the tongue over The dog licked her hand.
Afrikaans: lek	Arabic: يَلْعَق	Bulgarian: лижа
Brazilian: lamber	Czech: lízat	German: lecken
Danish: slikke	Greek: γλείφω	Spanish: lamer
Estonian: lakkuma	Farsi: لیسیدن	Finnish: nuolla
French: lécher	Hebrew: לְלַקֵק	Hindi: चाटना, हल्के से छूना
Croatian: lizati	Hungarian: (meg)nyal	Indonesian: menjilat
Icelandic: sleikja	Italian: leccare	Japanese: なめる
Korean: (혀로) 핥다	Lithuanian: laižyti	Latvian: []laizīt; lakt
Malay: menjilat	Dutch: likken	Norwegian: slikke
Polish: lizać	Persian: لیسیدن	Pashto: څټل
Portuguese: lamber	Romanian: a linge	Russian: лизать; облизывать
Slovak: lízať	Slovenian: lizati	Serbian: lizati
Swedish: slicka	Thai: เลีย	Turkish: yalamak
Taiwanese: 舔	Ukrainian: лизати; облизувати	Urdu: چاٹنا
Vietnamese: liếm	Chinese: 舔
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