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lick  (lk)

v. licked, lick·ing, licks

v.tr.

1. To pass the tongue over or along: lick a stamp.

2. To lap up.

3. To lap or flicker at like a tongue: The waves licked the sides of the boat.

4. Slang To punish with a beating; thrash.

5. Slang To get the better of; defeat: licked her weight problem.

v.intr.

To pass or lap quickly and rapidly: The flames licked at our feet.

n.

1. The act or process of licking.

2. An amount obtained by licking: a lick of ice cream.

3. A small quantity; a bit: hasn't got a lick of common sense.

4. A deposit of exposed natural salt that is licked by passing animals.

5. A sudden hard stroke; a blow.

6. An attempt; a try.

7. Informal Speed; pace: moving along at a good lick.

8. Music A phrase improvised by a soloist, especially on the guitar or banjo.

Idioms:

lick and a promise

A superficial effort made without care or enthusiasm.

lick into shape Informal

To bring into satisfactory condition or appearance.

lick (one's) chops

To anticipate delightedly.

lick (one's) wounds

To recuperate after a defeat.

lick (someone's) boots

To behave in a servile or obsequious manner toward someone.

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[Middle English licken, from Old English liccian; see leigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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licker n.

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lick

Verb

1. to pass the tongue over in order to taste, wet, or clean

2. to flicker over or round (something): flames licked the gutters

3. Informal

a. to defeat

b. to thrash

4. lick into shape to put into a satisfactory condition

5. lick one's wounds to retire after a defeat

Noun

1. an instance of passing the tongue over something

2. a small amount: a lick of paint

3. Informal a blow

4. Informal a fast pace: a pulsating rhythm taken at a lick

5. a lick and a promise something hastily done, esp. a hurried wash [Old English liccian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lick - a salt deposit that animals regularly lick salt lick sediment, deposit - matter that has been deposited by some natural process
	2.	lick - touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" lap touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
	3.	lick - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" biff, punch, clout, poke, slug counterpunch, parry, counter - a return punch (especially by a boxer) knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker - a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jab - a quick short straight punch rabbit punch - a short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punch - an unexpected punch boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	lick - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" drub, clobber, cream, bat, thrash beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard
	2.	lick - pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" lap stroke - touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard" tongue - lick or explore with the tongue
	3.	lick - 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" figure out, puzzle out, solve, work out, work understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" answer, resolve - understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" riddle - explain a riddle strike - arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain" guess, infer - guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" answer - give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle" break - find the solution or key to; "break the code"
	4.	lick - take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" lap up, lap drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"

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lick

verb 1. taste, lap, tongue, touch, wash, brush

verb 2. (Informal) beat, defeat, overcome, best, top, stuff (slang) tank (slang) undo, rout, excel, surpass, outstrip, outdo, trounce, clobber (slang) vanquish, run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) blow out of the water (slang)

verb 3. (of a flame) flicker, touch, flick, dart, ripple, ignite, play over, kindle

noun 4. dab, little, bit, touch, taste, sample, stroke, brush, speck

noun 5. (Informal) pace, rate, speed, clip (informal)

Translations

lick [lɪk] vt → lamer;

(col) (= defeat); dar una paliza a

n → lamedura;

a lick of paint → una mano de pintura

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lick [lɪk] vt → lécher;

(inf) (= defeat); écraser, flanquer une piquette or raclée à

n → coup m de langue;

a lick of paint → un petit coup de peinture;

to lick one's lips (fig) → se frotter les mains

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lick [lɪk] vt → lecken [+ stamp etc]; lecken an +dat;

(inf) (= defeat); in die Pfanne hauen

n → Lecken nt;

to lick one's lips → sich dat die Lippen lecken (fig); sich dat die Finger lecken;

a lick of paint → ein Anstrich m

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lick [lɪk] vt → leccare;

(col) (= defeat); suonarle a, stracciare

n → leccata;

a lick of paint → una passata di vernice

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lick

v lick [lik]

to pass the tongue over The dog licked her hand. lek يَلْعَق лижа lízat slikke lecken γλείφω lamer lakkuma لیسیدن nuolla lécher לְלַקֵק चाटना, हल्के से छूना lizati (meg)nyal menjilat sleikja leccare なめる 핥다 laižyti []laizīt; lakt menjilat likken slikke lizać lamber a linge лизать; облизывать lízať lizati lizati slicka เลีย yalamak 舔 лизати; облизувати چاٹنا liếm 舔

n

1 an act of licking The child gave the ice-cream a lick. lek لَعْق، لَعْقَه лизане líznutí slik das Lecken γλείψιμο, γλειψιά lamedura, lengüetada lakkumine لیس nuolaisu coup de langue לִיקוּק लेहन lizanje nyalás jilatan það að sleikja leccata なめること 핥기 lyžtelėjimas, palaižymas []laizīšana; lakšana jilatan lik slikk liźnięcie lambedela lins облизывание liznutie lizanje lizanje slick, slickning การเลีย yalama 舔 облизування چاٹنے کا عمل sự liếm 舔

2 a hasty application (of paint) These doors could do with a lick of paint. leksel مِقْدار قَليل намазване přetření smule die Spur γρήγορο πέρασμα με μπογιά mano kerge kiht ضربه سریع قلم sutaisu petit coup “מְרִיחָה” थोडी़ मात्रा bojanje na brzinu egy kis... sapuan sletta, umferð pennellata ひと塗り 강타 brūkštelėjimas viegla pieskaršanās sedikit lik raskt strøk maling machnięcie, pociągnięcie pintadela un pic de (vop­sea) чуточка pretretie kaplja sloj [] strykning แต้ม azıcık, birazcık 匆忙地塗點 незначна кількість سرسری عمل một lớp sơn 少量

lick into shape

to put into a better or more efficient form. fatsoeneer يَجْعَلُه حَسَن الطَّلْعَه подобрявам přeformovat sætte skik på in die richtige Form bringen σουλουπώνω ponerse en forma korda seadma با کار و دقت زیاد سر و صورت دادن panna järjestykseen mettre au point לְשַפֵּר प्रशिक्षित करना dovesti u pristojno stanje kipofoz (vmit) memperbaiki flikka upp á, þjálfa (mettere a punto) 仕上げる 온전한 것으로 만들다 suteikti tinkamą pavidalą, sutvarkyti piešķirt formu; sakārtot memperbaiki op peil brengen få skikk på doprowadzić do porządku pôr em forma a pune la punct придавать форму sformovať urediti urediti sätta (få) fason på จัดแต่ง daha iyi şekle sokmak, adam etmek 整頓 давати лад чому بہتری لانا uốn nắn 整顿