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Uncommonlick
The correct spelling is lick.
How to pronounce lick
/lɪk/
nounIPA: /lɪk/
Say it like: Lik
The correct spelling is lick. The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. For example: "The cat gave its fur a lick."
Usage Examples
“The cat gave its fur a lick.”
“Give me a lick of ice cream.”
“a lick of paint”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
- 2.The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
- 3.A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
- 4.A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
- 5.A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
verb
- 1.To stroke with the tongue.
- 2.To lap; to take in with the tongue.
- 3.To beat with repeated blows.
- 4.To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
- 5.To overcome.
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