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List of meaning for lick

salt lick, lick(noun)

a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

lick, lap(noun)

touching with the tongue

"the dog's laps were warm and wet"

punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug(verb)

(boxing) a blow with the fist

"I gave him a clout on his nose"

cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick(verb)

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

lick, lap(verb)

pass the tongue over

"the dog licked her hand"

solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work(verb)

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"

lap, lap up, lick(verb)

take up with the tongue

"The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

gave the ball a solid lick with the bat

a very small amount

the soup needs just a lick more of salt

the smallest amount or part imaginable

you haven't done a lick of work all day

to strike repeatedly

your father will lick you good if he hears you using swear words

to achieve a victory over

he's determined to do everything he can to lick the cancer

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