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lick

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4 characters
English (US)
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lick

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, lick is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions oflick

1noun
  • 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."

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

    Example: "We used to play in the lick."

  • A stroke or blow.

    Example: "Hit that wedge a good lick with the sledgehammer."

  • A small amount; a whit.

    Example: "I didn't do a lick of work today."

  • An attempt at something.
  • A short motif.

    Example: "There are some really good blues licks in this solo."

  • A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)

    Example: "The bus was travelling at a good lick when it swerved and left the road."

  • An act of cunnilingus.

    Example: "You up for a lick tonight?"

1verb
  • 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."

  • To overcome.

    Example: "I think I can lick this."

  • To perform cunnilingus.
  • To do anything partially.
  • (of flame, waves etc.) To lap.

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