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The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
"The cat gave its fur a lick."
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
"Give me a lick of ice cream."
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
"a lick of paint"
A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
"The birds gathered at the clay lick."
To stroke with the tongue.
"The cat licked its fur."
To lap; to take in with the tongue.
"She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it."
To beat with repeated blows.
To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
"My dad can lick your dad."
How to use "LICK" in a sentence
"The cat gave its fur a lick."
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.…
"Give me a lick of ice cream."
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.…
"a lick of paint"
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.…
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