Meaning of lick In English

• 0 to move the tongue across the surface of something:

  • He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

  • She licked the stamps and stuck them on the parcel.

  • Within a few seconds flames were licking at the curtains.

• 1 to defeat easily in a competition, fight, etc.:

  • We'll lick the other teams.

• 2 the act of hitting someone with something such as a whip

• 3 at a fast speed:

  • The trains go by at a hell of a lick.

• 4 a small amount or thin layer:

  • The living room could do with a lick of paint.

• 5 in jazz or rock music, a short series of notes played by one musician

• 6 the action of licking something:

  • Can I have a lick of your ice cream?

• 7 to move the tongue across the surface of something as a way of eating it or making it wet or clean:

  • [ T ] to lick a stamp/lollipop

• 8 to defeat someone or something, or to solve a difficult problem:

  • He has licked the cancer.

• 9 a small amount:

  • Chuck couldn’t read a lick.