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lick

lick

22 1.0
A touch that the tongue makes to taste or clean
  • noun
  • /lɪk/
translation icon : lametazo
  • He gave the stamp a lick to make it stick to the envelope.
  • take licks
  • grooming and licking
  • licking behavior

So the day after the foot licking, she told Epstein that it went great.

Examples

  • After Clem greeted him with a couple of sloppy licks, he walked to the dock where his kayak was stored.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • One more lick, then you're cut off.

    The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)

  • A small lick, I should think.

    Winnie the Pooh (2011)

  • Can I have one lick?

    IF (2024)

  • And come June, oh, baby, it is the lick of my spoon.

    Magnolia (1999)

  • How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

    Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)

  • How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?

    Academic text (2007)

  • When Jackie's younger sister, Lizzy, got her cone, she took one lick and the ice cream fell.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The dog took a quick lick of the ice cream cone before I could stop him.

  • After a long hike, we all enjoyed a refreshing lick of the cool water from the stream.

Idioms

lick of
  • Informal
3 6.8

A very small amount of something, often a taste like honey

to lick one's wounds
  • Informal
2 7.0

To rest and feel better after a loss or disappointment

to lick someone's ass
  • Offensive
9.9

To praise someone too much to get their favor in a rude way

to lick someone's boot
  • Offensive
8.9

Praise or act very friendly toward a boss to get something for yourself

to lick the CEO's balls
  • Offensive
9.9

To praise and obey a powerful person to get their support

to lick the pants off
  • Informal
9.6

To beat someone completely or praise them too much

lick and a promise
  • UK
9.9

A quick, not complete job done hastily and meant to be finished properly later

Compounds

salt lick
1 6.5

A place where animals go to lick salt to get minerals

How Much

to lap
11 5.4
lick
22 1.0
to taste
323 1.0

Surface Forms

lick singular
licks plural

Etymology

Lick for 'an act of touching with the tongue' comes from the old English verb liccian meaning 'to lick', so a lick is simply one touch of the tongue, like a lick of ice cream.