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 24629^th 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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