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Detailed Synonyms for lick in English

lick:

to lick verbe (licks, licked, licking)

  1. to lick
    to lick; to fawn; to lick off
    • lick verbe (licks, licked, licking)
    • fawn verbe (fawns, fawned, fawning)
    • lick off verbe (licks off, licked off, licking off)
  2. to lick
    – find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of 1
    to work; to solve; to work out; to figure out; to lick; to puzzle out
    – find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of 1
    • work verbe (works, worked, working)
      • this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out1
      • He could not work the math problem1
    • solve verbe (solves, solved, solving)
      • did you solve the problem?1
    • work out verbe (works out, worked out, working out)
    • figure out verbe (figures out, figured out, figuring out)
    • lick verbe (licks, licked, licking)
    • puzzle out verbe (puzzles out, puzzled out, puzzling out)
  3. to lick
    – take up with the tongue 1
    to lap; to lick; to lap up
    – take up with the tongue 1
    • lap verbe (laps, lapped, lapping)
      • The cat lapped up the milk1
    • lick verbe (licks, licked, licking)
      • the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast1
    • lap up verbe (laps up, lapped up, lapping up)
  4. to lick
    – beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight 1
    bat; to cream; to lick; to drub; thrash; clobber
    – beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight 1
    • bat verbe
    • cream verbe (creams, creamed, creaming)
    • lick verbe (licks, licked, licking)
      • We licked the other team on Sunday!1
    • drub verbe (drubs, drubbed, drubbing)
    • thrash verbe
    • clobber verbe
  5. to lick
    – pass the tongue over 1
    to lap; to lick
    – pass the tongue over 1
    • lap verbe (laps, lapped, lapping)
    • lick verbe (licks, licked, licking)
      • the dog licked her hand1

Conjugations for lick:

present
  1. lick
  2. lick
  3. licks
  4. lick
  5. lick
  6. lick
simple past
  1. licked
  2. licked
  3. licked
  4. licked
  5. licked
  6. licked
present perfect
  1. have licked
  2. have licked
  3. has licked
  4. have licked
  5. have licked
  6. have licked
past continuous
  1. was licking
  2. were licking
  3. was licking
  4. were licking
  5. were licking
  6. were licking
future
  1. shall lick
  2. will lick
  3. will lick
  4. shall lick
  5. will lick
  6. will lick
continuous present
  1. am licking
  2. are licking
  3. is licking
  4. are licking
  5. are licking
  6. are licking
subjunctive
  1. be licked
  2. be licked
  3. be licked
  4. be licked
  5. be licked
  6. be licked
diverse
  1. lick!
  2. let's lick!
  3. licked
  4. licking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

lick

  1. lick

lick [the ~] nom

  1. the lick
    – (boxing) a blow with the fist 1
    the poke; the punch; the clout; the lick; the biff; the slug
    – (boxing) a blow with the fist 1
    • poke [the ~] nom
    • punch [the ~] nom
      • He landed a hard punch to the gut.2
    • clout [the ~] nom
      • I gave him a clout on his nose1
    • lick [the ~] nom
    • biff [the ~] nom
    • slug [the ~] nom
      • He took a slug to the face.2
  2. the lick
    – touching with the tongue 1
    the lap; the lick
    – touching with the tongue 1
    • lap [the ~] nom
      • the dog's laps were warm and wet1
    • lick [the ~] nom
  3. the lick
    – a salt deposit that animals regularly lick 1
    the lick; the salt lick
    – a salt deposit that animals regularly lick 1

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Related Definitions for "lick":

  1. (boxing) a blow with the fist1
  2. touching with the tongue1
  3. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick1
  4. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of1
  5. take up with the tongue1
    • the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast1
  6. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight1
    • We licked the other team on Sunday!1
  7. pass the tongue over1
    • the dog licked her hand1

Related Synonyms for lick