0 past simple and past participle of lick
1 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.
2 to defeat easily in a competition, fight, etc.:
We'll lick the other teams.
Lick the envelope and seal it.
They licked their lollies.
We ate the cakes and licked our fingers.
They licked water from the window panes.
The cat licked its kittens clean.
NEW WORDS
European
May 10, 2021
WORD OF THE DAY
Shimmer
licked
