meaning of lick
1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his masters hand.
2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk.
3. A stroke of the tongue in licking.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.
7. A slap; a quick stroke.
8. boxing a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his
">nose"
Related Words
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