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Definitions of lick:

  • noun:   touching with the tongue
  • noun:   a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
  • noun:   (boxing) a blow with the fist
  • verb:   pass the tongue over
    Example: "The dog licked her hand"
  • verb:   take up with the tongue
    Example: "The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
  • verb:   find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  • verb:   beat thoroughly in a competition or fight
    Example: "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #62397)


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