lick

1 of 2

verb

ˈlik

licked; licking; licks

transitive verb

a(1)

: to draw the tongue over

(2)

: to flicker over like a tongue

: to take into the mouth with the tongue : lap

: to strike repeatedly : thrash

: to get the better of : overcome, defeat

intransitive verb

: to lap with or as if with the tongue

: to dart like a tongue

lick

2 of 2

noun

: an act or instance of licking

: a small amount : bit

couldn't swim a lick

: a hasty careless effort

: a sharp hit : blow

: a directed effort : crack

—usually used in plural

—usually used in the phrase get in one's licks

: a natural salt deposit (such as a salt spring) that animals lick

: a block of often medicated saline preparation given to livestock to lick

: a musical figure

specifically : an interpolated and usually improvised figure or flourish

: a critical thrust : dig, barb

Synonyms

Verb

bash
baste
bat
batter
beat
belabor
belt
birch
bludgeon
buffet
bung up
club
curry
do
drub
fib [British]
flog
hammer
hide
lace
lambaste
lambast
lash
lather
maul
mess (up)
paddle
pelt
pommel
pound
pummel
punch out
rough (up)
slate
slog
switch
tan
thrash
thresh
thump
tromp
wallop
whale
whip
whop
whap
whup
work over

Noun

bang
bash
bat
beat
belt
biff
blow
bop
box
buffet
bust
chop
clap
clip
clout
crack
cuff
dab
douse [British]
fillip
hack
haymaker
hit
hook
knock
larrup [dialect]
lash
pelt
pick
plump
poke
pound
punch
rap
slam
slap
slug
smack
smash
sock
spank
stinger
stripe
stroke
swat
swipe
switch
thud
thump
thwack
wallop
welt
whack
wham
whop
whap

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb He licked the stamp before putting it on the envelope. The dog licked at the plate. She licked the sauce off her finger. The cat licked the milk off her paws. Flames were already licking the ceiling. Flames were already licking at the ceiling. Noun Could I have a lick of your ice cream? It just needs a lick of paint. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

In the video, the customer can be seen appearing to lick a Frosty when Kendrick comes out from behind the counter, approaches him from the side and punches him in the head.

Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Damon is seen using pee to water his lawn as well as showering in pee, cooking pasta with pee and attempting to lick a frozen pee popsicle.

Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 July 2022 Miss Manners assumes that the generous bakers got to lick the batter.

Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 The FBoys supposedly lick their wounds and live in a Survivor-style compound called Limbro devoid of any perks.

Milan Polk, Men's Health, 27 July 2022 Cats can also lick their owners (or other things) for their own comfort and stress reduction, according to Purina.

Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022 The flames lick at the book, but the pages remain intact.

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 May 2022 Just a note about fancy cat food for a minute: My cats would routinely drink from the toilet, lick their anuses in public and leave dead rodents on the bed, so, like, these aren’t exactly finishing school graduates.

David Goldman, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022 Besides biting their dirty paws or rolling around in puddles, dogs occasionally drink from toilets or lick their butts.

Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022

Noun

Tone down this wall texture with a lick of matte finish flat paint.

Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2022 His garnishes include ringlets of red finger pepper and chopped purple cabbage, but there’s not a lick of sauce on the bite, which is intentional.

Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Of course, Flores and anyone else who has paid of lick of attention to the Goodell regime should have known that Ross would get away with it.

Paul Newberry, ajc, 5 Aug. 2022 Hollis Reames, 8, of Amelia, Va. gets a lick from one of the holstein calves at Pheasant Echo's Farm in Westminster during a stop on the Carroll County Dairy Farm Tour Thursday, July 29, 2022.

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2022 It’s no longer a case of just a quick lick of polish, either.

Hannah Coates, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2022 Suave tannins, a lick of minestrone and apricot on the finish.

Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022 For an earthier option, try Lago’s lick-your-spoon-worthy version of Grapenut, a classic New England flavor that incorporates Grape-Nuts cereal.

Charles Passy, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Why does my cat lick me?:Explaining your feline friend's behavior.

Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 See More

Kids Definition

lick 1 of 2

verb

ˈlik

licked; licking

: to pass the tongue over

I licked the spoon.

: to touch or pass over like a tongue

They saw flames licking a wall.

: to hit again and again : beat

: to get the better of : defeat The home team licked their opponents.

lick

2 of 2

noun

: the act of passing the tongue over

: a small amount

My sister never did a lick of work.

: a place ( salt lick ) where salt is found or provided for animals

licks 1 of 2

noun

plural of lick

as in blows

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the ball a solid lick with the bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

blows
swipes
slaps
punches
thumps
hits
strokes
whacks
thuds
knocks
pounds
spanks
pokes
smacks
bangs
beats
slams
claps
chops
clips
swats
lickings
hooks
hands
socks
bops
lashes
thwacks
kicks
pelts
biffs
switches
stripes
cuffs
whams
raps
whaps
picks
fillips
hacks
bats
smashes
welts
belts
dabs
bashes
buffets
douses
knees
haymakers
slugs
plumps
clouts
wallops
cracks
swings
stingers
busts
boxes
whops
beatings
shivers
counterpunches
larrups
whips
counters
counterstrokes
lefts
uppercuts
body blows
counterblows
roundhouses
thrashings
counter-blows
rights
counter-strokes
whippings
batterings
rabbit punches
sucker punches
sidewinders
crunchers
knockdowns
one-twos
drubbings
bastinadoes
pastings
knockouts
kayos
bastinades
right-handers
wallopings
KOs

as in splashes

a very small amount the soup needs just a lick more of salt

Synonyms & Similar Words

splashes
touches
little
sprinklings
hints
glimmers
specks
bits
bites
dabs
traces
nips
handfuls
pinches
sparks
shreds
smacks
drops
spatters
crumbs
streaks
flecks
particles
smells
shadows
shades
snaps
ounces
peanuts
rays
slivers
dashes
driblets
spots
drams
smidges
mites
soupçons
strains
smidgeons
skoshes
smidgens
aces
scruples
nibbles
scintillas
tastes
smidgins
syllables
parts
grains
patches
doses
suspicions
molecules
jots
scraps
atoms
dots
minims
drops in the bucket
granules
portions
morsels
whits
fragments
hoots
nubbins
shivers
splinters
motes
vestiges
flakes
sections
chips
scatterings
flyspecks
semblances
modicums
minima
shards
minimums
iotas
shavings
smatterings
handsful
tittles
clippings
smatters
parings
shots
smithereens
tatters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

loads
pecks
piles
masses
quantities
lots
buckets
mountains
fistfuls
barrels
bushels
heaps
stacks
gobs
bundles
deals
reams
messes
wads
abundances
lashings
scads
rafts
oodles
boatloads
volumes
wealths
much
potfuls
profusions
excesses
lashins
overflows
surpluses
plenties
passels
slabs
chunks
bonanzas
superfluities
embarrassments
lumps
hunks
overages
overmuch
surfeits
overkills
overabundances
oversupplies
superabundances

as in damns

the smallest amount or part imaginable you haven't done a lick of work all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

damns
hoots
whits
little
touches
syllables
raps
jots
figs
bits
beans
squats
darns
whoops
nips
hints
diddlies
modicums
iotas
diddly-squats
specks
shreds
ounces
continentals
doodly-squats
durns
tittles
scraps
glimmers
sprinklings
pins
ghosts
streaks
particles
traces
doodley-squats
dabs
crumbs
snaps
shadows
peanuts
rays
driblets
spots
shades
smidges
mites
strains
smidgeons
skoshes
smidgens
aces
semblances
scruples
smidgins
suspicions

licks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lick

as in pounds

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

pounds
whips
lashes
slaps
hides
beats
hits
thumps
pelts
knocks
chops
spanks
punches
batters
slams
does
attacks
smashes
mauls
bats
assaults
swipes
bashes
thrashes
pummels
hammers
whacks
bludgeons
bastes
whaps
wounds
wallops
paddles
smacks
switches
raids
buffets
lathers
punches out
flogs
curries
tans
threshes
laces
slates
clubs
birches
swats
boxes
storms
belts
works over
lambastes
thwacks
slogs
belabors
fibs
whales
whups
rushes
pommels
drubs
beats up on
whops
socks
cracks
lambasts
pastes
whams
tromps
bungs up
clouts
cuffs
straps
lacerates
clobbers
lams
busts
canes
whomps
assails
flagellates
leathers
lays on
cudgels
horsewhips
roughs (up)
rawhides
blackjacks
cowhides
maims
mutilates
messes (up)
scourges
besets
mangles
gores
descends (on or upon)
jumps (on)
pistol-whips
fustigates
pounces (on or upon)

as in masters

to achieve a victory over he's determined to do everything he can to lick the cancer

Synonyms & Similar Words

masters
beats
gets
defeats
overcomes
stops
takes
conquers
dispatches
subdues
trims
skunks
surmounts
overbears
bests
gets around
finishes
buries
sweeps
succeeds
overmatches
upends
does down
worsts
whips
scores
slaughters
thrashes
overwhelms
gets the better of
crushes
bombs
wallops
flourishes
creams
tops
wins (against)
smokes
skins
breaks
caps
knocks for a loop
pips
surpasses
triumphs (over)
annihilates
prevails (over)
blows out
clobbers
flattens
shellacs
routs
excels
exceeds
waxes
blows away
upsets
trounces
overthrows
vanquishes
noses out
subjugates
excels
drubs
overpowers
knocks over
transcends
eclipses
snows under
knocks off
outdoes
unseats
overtops
outshines
outstrips
betters
outdistances
edges (out)
outfights
aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

loses (to)
falls
folds
fails
collapses
washes out
flops
flunks
goes down
goes under
gives up

单词	licks
释义	lick 1 of 2 verb ˈlik licked; licking; licks transitive verb 1 a(1) : to draw the tongue over (2) : to flicker over like a tongue b : to take into the mouth with the tongue : lap 2 a : to strike repeatedly : thrash b : to get the better of : overcome, defeat intransitive verb 1 : to lap with or as if with the tongue 2 : to dart like a tongue lick 2 of 2 noun 1 a : an act or instance of licking b : a small amount : bit couldn't swim a lick c : a hasty careless effort 2 a : a sharp hit : blow b : a directed effort : crack —usually used in plural —usually used in the phrase get in one's licks 3 a : a natural salt deposit (such as a salt spring) that animals lick b : a block of often medicated saline preparation given to livestock to lick 4 : a musical figure specifically : an interpolated and usually improvised figure or flourish 5 : a critical thrust : dig, barb Phrases lick into shape : to put into proper form or condition lick one's chops : to feel or show eager anticipation lick one's wounds : to recover from defeat or disappointment lick and a promise : a perfunctory performance of a task Synonyms Verb bash baste bat batter beat belabor belt birch bludgeon buffet bung up club curry do drub fib [British] flog hammer hide lace lambaste lambast lash lather maul mess (up) paddle pelt pommel pound pummel punch out rough (up) slate slog switch tan thrash thresh thump tromp wallop whale whip whop whap whup work over Noun bang bash bat beat belt biff blow bop box buffet bust chop clap clip clout crack cuff dab douse [British] fillip hack haymaker hit hook knock larrup [dialect] lash pelt pick plump poke pound punch rap slam slap slug smack smash sock spank stinger stripe stroke swat swipe switch thud thump thwack wallop welt whack wham whop whap See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He licked the stamp before putting it on the envelope. The dog licked at the plate. She licked the sauce off her finger. The cat licked the milk off her paws. Flames were already licking the ceiling. Flames were already licking at the ceiling. Noun Could I have a lick of your ice cream? It just needs a lick of paint. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb In the video, the customer can be seen appearing to lick a Frosty when Kendrick comes out from behind the counter, approaches him from the side and punches him in the head. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Damon is seen using pee to water his lawn as well as showering in pee, cooking pasta with pee and attempting to lick a frozen pee popsicle. Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 July 2022 Miss Manners assumes that the generous bakers got to lick the batter. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 The FBoys supposedly lick their wounds and live in a Survivor-style compound called Limbro devoid of any perks. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 27 July 2022 Cats can also lick their owners (or other things) for their own comfort and stress reduction, according to Purina. Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022 The flames lick at the book, but the pages remain intact. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 May 2022 Just a note about fancy cat food for a minute: My cats would routinely drink from the toilet, lick their anuses in public and leave dead rodents on the bed, so, like, these aren’t exactly finishing school graduates. David Goldman, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022 Besides biting their dirty paws or rolling around in puddles, dogs occasionally drink from toilets or lick their butts. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022 Noun Tone down this wall texture with a lick of matte finish flat paint. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2022 His garnishes include ringlets of red finger pepper and chopped purple cabbage, but there’s not a lick of sauce on the bite, which is intentional. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Of course, Flores and anyone else who has paid of lick of attention to the Goodell regime should have known that Ross would get away with it. Paul Newberry, ajc, 5 Aug. 2022 Hollis Reames, 8, of Amelia, Va. gets a lick from one of the holstein calves at Pheasant Echo's Farm in Westminster during a stop on the Carroll County Dairy Farm Tour Thursday, July 29, 2022. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2022 It’s no longer a case of just a quick lick of polish, either. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2022 Suave tannins, a lick of minestrone and apricot on the finish. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022 For an earthier option, try Lago’s lick-your-spoon-worthy version of Grapenut, a classic New England flavor that incorporates Grape-Nuts cereal. Charles Passy, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Why does my cat lick me?:Explaining your feline friend's behavior. Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Old English liccian; akin to Old High German leckōn to lick, Latin lingere, Greek leichein First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1) Noun 1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing lick a lick and a promise lick and a promise lick one's chops lick into shape lick one's lips lick one's wounds lick someone's boots salt lick a lick and a promise lick and a promise lick one's chops lick into shape lick one's lips lick one's wounds lick someone's boots salt lick See More Kids Definition lick 1 of 2 verb ˈlik licked; licking 1 : to pass the tongue over I licked the spoon. 2 : to touch or pass over like a tongue They saw flames licking a wall. 3 : to hit again and again : beat 4 : to get the better of : defeat The home team licked their opponents. lick 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act of passing the tongue over 2 : a small amount My sister never did a lick of work. 3 : a place ( salt lick ) where salt is found or provided for animals licks 1 of 2 noun plural of lick 1 as in blows a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the ball a solid lick with the bat Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance blows swipes slaps punches thumps hits strokes whacks thuds knocks pounds spanks pokes smacks bangs beats slams claps chops clips swats lickings hooks hands socks bops lashes thwacks kicks pelts biffs switches stripes cuffs whams raps whaps picks fillips hacks bats smashes welts belts dabs bashes buffets douses knees haymakers slugs plumps clouts wallops cracks swings stingers busts boxes whops beatings shivers counterpunches larrups whips counters counterstrokes lefts uppercuts body blows counterblows roundhouses thrashings counter-blows rights counter-strokes whippings batterings rabbit punches sucker punches sidewinders crunchers knockdowns one-twos drubbings bastinadoes pastings knockouts kayos bastinades right-handers wallopings KOs 2 as in splashes a very small amount the soup needs just a lick more of salt Synonyms & Similar Words splashes touches little sprinklings hints glimmers specks bits bites dabs traces nips handfuls pinches sparks shreds smacks drops spatters crumbs streaks flecks particles smells shadows shades snaps ounces peanuts rays slivers dashes driblets spots drams smidges mites soupçons strains smidgeons skoshes smidgens aces scruples nibbles scintillas tastes smidgins syllables parts grains patches doses suspicions molecules jots scraps atoms dots minims drops in the bucket granules portions morsels whits fragments hoots nubbins shivers splinters motes vestiges flakes sections chips scatterings flyspecks semblances modicums minima shards minimums iotas shavings smatterings handsful tittles clippings smatters parings shots smithereens tatters Antonyms & Near Antonyms loads pecks piles masses quantities lots buckets mountains fistfuls barrels bushels heaps stacks gobs bundles deals reams messes wads abundances lashings scads rafts oodles boatloads volumes wealths much potfuls profusions excesses lashins overflows surpluses plenties passels slabs chunks bonanzas superfluities embarrassments lumps hunks overages overmuch surfeits overkills overabundances oversupplies superabundances See More 3 as in damns the smallest amount or part imaginable you haven't done a lick of work all day Synonyms & Similar Words damns hoots whits little touches syllables raps jots figs bits beans squats darns whoops nips hints diddlies modicums iotas diddly-squats specks shreds ounces continentals doodly-squats durns tittles scraps glimmers sprinklings pins ghosts streaks particles traces doodley-squats dabs crumbs snaps shadows peanuts rays driblets spots shades smidges mites strains smidgeons skoshes smidgens aces semblances scruples smidgins suspicions licks 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of lick 1 as in pounds to strike repeatedly your father will lick you good if he hears you using swear words Synonyms & Similar Words pounds whips lashes slaps hides beats hits thumps pelts knocks chops spanks punches batters slams does attacks smashes mauls bats assaults swipes bashes thrashes pummels hammers whacks bludgeons bastes whaps wounds wallops paddles smacks switches raids buffets lathers punches out flogs curries tans threshes laces slates clubs birches swats boxes storms belts works over lambastes thwacks slogs belabors fibs whales whups rushes pommels drubs beats up on whops socks cracks lambasts pastes whams tromps bungs up clouts cuffs straps lacerates clobbers lams busts canes whomps assails flagellates leathers lays on cudgels horsewhips roughs (up) rawhides blackjacks cowhides maims mutilates messes (up) scourges besets mangles gores descends (on or upon) jumps (on) pistol-whips fustigates pounces (on or upon) 2 as in masters to achieve a victory over he's determined to do everything he can to lick the cancer Synonyms & Similar Words masters beats gets defeats overcomes stops takes conquers dispatches subdues trims skunks surmounts overbears bests gets around finishes buries sweeps succeeds overmatches upends does down worsts whips scores slaughters thrashes overwhelms gets the better of crushes bombs wallops flourishes creams tops wins (against) smokes skins breaks caps knocks for a loop pips surpasses triumphs (over) annihilates prevails (over) blows out clobbers flattens shellacs routs excels exceeds waxes blows away upsets trounces overthrows vanquishes noses out subjugates excels drubs overpowers knocks over transcends eclipses snows under knocks off outdoes unseats overtops outshines outstrips betters outdistances edges (out) outfights aces (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms loses (to) falls folds fails collapses washes out flops flunks goes down goes under gives up See More
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lick

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