Lick meaning

What does “lick” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“lick” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick.

lick

a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Synonymssalt lick
touching with the tongue
“the dog's laps were warm and wet”
Synonymslap
(boxing) a blow with the fist
“I gave him a clout on his nose”
Synonymspunch clout poke biff slug

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
“We licked the other team on Sunday!”
Synonymscream bat clobber drub thrash
pass the tongue over
“the dog licked her hand”
Synonymslap
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”
Synonymssolve work out figure out puzzle out work
take up with the tongue
“The cat lapped up the milk”
“the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast”
Synonymslap lap up

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University