 lick |
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| 1. | [ verb ] beat thoroughly in a competition or fight | |
| Synonyms: | clobber drub thrash bat | |
| Examples: | "We licked the other team on Sunday!" |
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| Related terms: | beat thrash | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (sexuality) pass the tongue over | |
| Synonyms: | lap | |
| Examples: | "the dog licked her hand" |
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| Related terms: | stroke tongue | |
| 3. | [ verb ] find the solution to (a problem or question):"did you solve the problem?"; understand the meaning of | |
| Synonyms: | solve figure_out puzzle_out work_out work | |
| Examples: | "did you get it?" "Did you get my meaning?" "He could not work the math problem" |
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| Related terms: | understand answer guess answer riddle strike break solution resolution reason | |
| 4. | [ noun ] touching with the tongue | |
| Synonyms: | lap | |
| Examples: | "the dog's laps were warm and wet" |
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| Related terms: | touch lap | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a salt deposit that animals regularly lick | |
| Synonyms: | salt_lick | |
| Related terms: | sediment | |
| 6. | [ verb ] take up with the tongue | |
| Synonyms: | lap_up lap | |
| Examples: | "The cat lapped up the milk" "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" |
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| Related terms: | drink | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (boxing) a blow with the fist | |
| Synonyms: | punch clout biff poke | |
| Examples: | "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
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| Related terms: | blow rabbit_punch jab haymaker sucker_punch hook counterpunch boxing punch clout | |
| Similar spelling: |
Lisk like Liska Liskey Liz Lis Luick liza Lisu Liss Lisi Lish Lise Lisa Lige Lies Leick |
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