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lick
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- pronunciation:
- lIk
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
licks, licking, licked |
| definition 1: |
When you lick something, you touch something with your tongue and move your tongue over it.
Jade licked her fingers after eating a bowl of salty chips.Todd licked the envelope and put a stamp on the other side.
- similar words:
- taste, wet
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| definition 2: |
When you lick something, you eat or drink it by licking.
Marissa quickly licked the ice cream that was dripping down her cone.- similar words:
- nibble, sip, slurp, suck, taste
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| definition 3: |
When we say that something licks another thing, we mean it passes lightly over it. When waves lick the shore, they move lightly over the shore.
The flames licked the edges of the wood.- similar words:
- brush, nibble, touch
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| definition 4: |
(informal) When you lick someone in a game, it means that you did much better than they did.
Amy licked her opponent easily.- synonyms:
- beat, conquer, defeat
- similar words:
- upset, whip
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| related words: |
beat, defeat, overcome, smear |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A lick is the act or process of licking with the tongue.
The dog gave the boy's face a lick.- similar words:
- taste
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| definition 2: |
A lick is an amount of something that you bring to your mouth when you lick something just once.
Can I have a lick of your ice cream?- similar words:
- taste
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| definition 3: |
(informal) When you don't do a lick of work, it means that you don't do even a small amount of work.
Tommy didn't do a lick of his chores today, but he promised his mother that he would do them tomorrow.- synonyms:
- bit, speck, touch
- similar words:
- scrap, taste, trace
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| derivation: |
licker (n.) |
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