licitness
licitness

lick


Definition: Meaning of, lick in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɪk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
lick licked licked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
licking licks
  1. tongue [transitive] to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, wet it, clean it etc
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  2. sport [transitive] informal to defeat an opponent
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  3. flames/waves [intransitive and transitive] literary if flames or waves lick something, they touch it again and again with quick movements
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  4. have (got) something licked informal to have succeeded in dealing with a difficult problem
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  5. lick your lips American English to feel eager and excited because you are expecting to get something good
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  6. lick your wounds to quietly think about the defeat or disappointment you have just suffered
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  7. lick somebody's boots to obey someone completely because you are afraid of them or want to please them
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
lick licks
  1. [countable usually singular] when you move your tongue across the surface of something
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  2. a lick of paint/colour/etc a small amount of paint etc put onto the surface of something to improve its appearance
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  3. not a lick of something American English old-fashioned not even a small amount of something
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  4. [countable] informal part of a song played on a GUITAR
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  5. at a great/fair lick British English informal very fast
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  6. give something a lick and a promise British English to wash or clean something quickly and carelessly
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  7. give something a lick and a promise American English to do a job quickly and carelessly
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  8. [countable] informal an act of hitting someone
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lick used in phrases

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