Lick - English meaning
Lick – definitions in English dictionary
verbPass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.
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He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelopeverbOvercome (a person or problem) decisively.
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All right mary, i know when i'm licked
nounAn act of licking something with the tongue.
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Sammy gave his fingers a licknounA light coating or quick application of something, especially paint.
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She needed to give the kitchen a lick of paintnounA short phrase or solo in jazz or popular music.
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Cool guitar licksnounA smart blow.
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His mother gave him several licks for daring to blaspheme
verbPass the tongue over
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Word origin
Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere .
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