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Definition of Lick
1. Noun. A salt deposit that animals regularly lick.
2. Verb. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. "The fighter managed to lick his opponent"; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish
Related verbs: Flail, Lam, Thrash, Thresh
Derivative terms: Drubbing, Thrashing
3. Noun. Touching with the tongue. "The dog's laps were warm and wet"
4. Verb. Pass the tongue over. "The dog licked her hand"
5. Noun. (boxing) a blow with the fist. "I gave him a clout on his nose"
Specialized synonyms: Counter, Counterpunch, Parry, Haymaker, Knockout Punch, Ko Punch, Sunday Punch, Hook, Jab, Rabbit Punch, Sucker Punch
Category relationships: Boxing, Fisticuffs, Pugilism
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Biff, Clout, Poke, Punch, Slug
6. Verb. Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of. "He could not work the math problem"
Generic synonyms: Understand
Entails: Reason
Specialized synonyms: Answer, Resolve, Riddle, Strike, Guess, Infer, Answer, Break
Derivative terms: Solution, Solvent, Solver, Solving, Workable
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]