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LICK
punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug
(noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist; “I gave him a clout on his nose”
lick, lap
(noun) touching with the tongue; “the dog’s laps were warm and wet”
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
(verb) 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”
lap, lap up, lick
(verb) take up with the tongue; “The cat lapped up the milk”; “the cub licked the milk from its mother’s breast”
cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
(verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; “We licked the other team on Sunday!”
lick, lap
(verb) pass the tongue over; “the dog licked her hand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lick (plural licks)
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
(colloquial) A stroke or blow.
(colloquial) A small amount; a whit.
Synonym: Thesaurus:modicum
(informal) An attempt at something.
(music) A short motif.
(informal) A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
(slang) An act of cunnilingus.
Verb
lick (third-person singular simple present licks, present participle licking, simple past and past participle licked)
(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
(transitive) To lap; to take in with the tongue.
(colloquial) To beat with repeated blows.
(colloquial) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
(colloquial) To overcome.
(vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.
(colloquial) To do anything partially.
(of flame, waves etc.) To lap.
Proper noun
Lick (plural Licks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lick is the 24629th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1014 individuals. Lick is most common among White (96.25%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Lick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Licked; p. pr. & vb. n. Licking.] Etym: [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk, D. likken, OHG. lecch, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laig, Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lih, rih. . Cf. Lecher, Relish.]
1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand. Addison.
2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk. Shak. To lick the dust, to be slain; to fall in battle. "His enemies shall lick the dust." Ps. lxxii. 9.
– To lick into shape, to give proper form to; -- from a notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and subsequently formed by licking. Hudibras.
– To lick the spittle of, to fawn upon. South.
– To lick up, to take all of by licking; to devour; to consume entirely. Shak. Num. xxii. 4.
Lick, n. Etym: [See Lick, v.]
1. A stroke of the tongue in licking. "A lick at the honey pot." Dryden.
2. 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. [Colloq.] A lick of court white wash. Gray.
3. 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. [U. S.]
Lick, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OSw. lägga to place, strike, prick.]
Definition: To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter. [Colloq. or Low] Carlyle. Thackeray.
Lick, n.
Definition: A slap; a quick stroke.[Colloq.] "A lick across the face." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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