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  1. lick
    [lik]
    verb
    lick (verb)
    licks (third person present)
    licked (past tense)
    licked (past participle)
    licking (present participle)
    1. pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it:
      "he licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope"
      "he licked at his damaged hand with his tongue"
      • informal
        defeat (someone) comprehensively:
        "all right Mary, I know when I'm licked"
        noun
        lick (noun)
        licks (plural noun)
        1. an act of licking something with the tongue:
          "Sammy gave his fingers a long lick"
          • informal
            a light coating or quick application of something, especially paint:
            "all she'd need to do to the kitchen was give it a lick of paint"
            • informal
              (licks)
              a short phrase or solo in jazz or popular music:
              "cool guitar licks"
              • informal
                a smart blow:
                "his mother gave him several licks for daring to blaspheme"
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                verb
                lik
                Tone

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                Origin
                Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere.
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