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lick
(l/I/k )

noun (n)

  • a salt deposit that animals regularly lick(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    salt lick
    source: wordnet30
  • touching with the tongue(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    lap
    source: wordnet30
  • (boxing) a blow with the fist(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    biff, clout, poke, punch, slug
    source: wordnet30
  • A stroke of the tongue in licking.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A slap; a quick stroke.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight(verb.contact)
    Example:
    We licked the other team on Sunday!.
    Synonym:
    bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash
    source: wordnet30
  • pass the tongue over(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The dog licked her hand.
    source: wordnet30
  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
    source: wordnet30
  • take up with the tongue(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast.
    Synonym:
    lap, lap up
    source: wordnet30
  • To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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