lick
Pronunciation:
/lɪk/noun
Definitions
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
Example: The cat gave its fur a lick.
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
Example: Give me a lick of ice cream.
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
Example: a lick of paint
A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
Example: The birds gathered at the clay lick.
verb
Definitions
To stroke with the tongue.
Example: The cat licked its fur.
To lap; to take in with the tongue.
Example: 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.
Example: My dad can lick your dad.