Lick

/lɪk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Lick

noun

  1. The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

    "The cat gave its fur a lick."

  2. The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.

    "Give me a lick of ice cream."

  3. A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.

    "a lick of paint"

  4. A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.

    "The birds gathered at the clay lick."

  5. A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.

    "We used to play in the lick."

verb

  1. To stroke with the tongue.

    "The cat licked its fur."

  2. To lap; to take in with the tongue.

    "She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it."

  3. To beat with repeated blows.
  4. To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.

    "My dad can lick your dad."

  5. To overcome.

    "I think I can lick this."

Anagrams of Lick

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