lick

v. draw tongue across over a surface (to taste, moisten, etc.); pass over lightly; hit, beat (Slang); defeat (Slang); surpass, excel (Slang); hurry

n. act of drawing the tongue across a surface; blow, hit; burst of energy; speed; small amount; salt lick

Lick may refer to:Licking, passing the tongue over a surfaceLick (music), a short phrase, or series of notes, often improvised by a musicianLick (band), an American band, fl. 1990sLick (Lemonheads album), a 1989 album by The LemonheadsLick granuloma, a skin disorder in dogsLick Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United StatesSalt lick, a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
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Noun
1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
(synonym) salt lick
(hypernym) sediment, deposit
2. touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
(synonym) lap
(hypernym) touch, touching
(derivation) lap
3. (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
(synonym) punch, clout, poke, biff
(hypernym) blow
(hyponym) counterpunch, parry, counter
(classification) boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
Verb
1. beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
(synonym) bat, clobber, drub, thrash
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
(verb-group) thrash, thresh, lam, flail
2. pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
(synonym) lap
(hypernym) stroke, fondle
(hyponym) tongue
(derivation) lap
3. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
(synonym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) answer, resolve
(entail) reason
4. take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
(synonym) lap, lap up
(hypernym) drink, imbibe

(v.)
A stroke of the tongue in licking.
  

(v.)
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied.
  

(v.)
A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but not always, near salt springs.
  

(v. t.)
To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.
  

(v. t.)
To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk.
  

(v. t.)
To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.
  

(n.)
A slap; a quick stroke.
  

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The love of a cow licking her calf.
A way of describing warm feelings for a child.