lick
[lik]
n. 舔, 许,

vt. 舔, 卷, 鞭

vi. 拍



lick
[ noun ]

1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

<noun.object>

2. touching with the tongue

<noun.act>
the dog's laps were warm and wet

3. (boxing) a blow with the fist

<noun.act>
I gave him a clout on his nose

[ verb ]

1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

<verb.contact> bat clobber cream drub thrash
We licked the other team on Sunday!

2. pass the tongue over

<verb.contact> lap
the dog licked her hand

3. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

<verb.cognition> figure out puzzle out solve work work out
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

4. take up with the tongue

<verb.consumption> lap lap up
The cat lapped up the milk
the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast

Lick \Lick\, v. t. [Cf. OSw. l["a]gga to place, strike, prick.]
To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to
whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter. [Colloq. or
Low] --Carlyle. --Thackeray.


Lick \Lick\, n.
A slap; a quick stroke. [Colloq.] ``A lick across the face.''
--Dryden.


Lick \Lick\ (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n,
D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laig[=o]n,
Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei`chein, Skr. lih, rih.
[root]121. Cf. {Lecher}, {Relish}.]
1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his
master's hand. --Addison.

2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks
milk. --Shak.

{To lick the dust}, to be slain; to fall in battle. ``His
enemies shall lick the dust.'' --Ps. lxxii. 9.

{To lick into shape}, to give proper form to; -- from a
notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and
subsequently formed by licking. --Hudibras.

{To lick the spittle of}, to fawn upon. --South.

{To lick up}, to take all of by licking; to devour; to
consume entirely. --Shak. --Num. xxii. 4.


Lick \Lick\, n. [See {Lick}, v.]
1. A stroke of the tongue in licking. ``A lick at the honey
pot.'' --Dryden.

2. 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.
[Colloq.]

A lick of court whitewash. --Gray.

3. 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. Called also {salt lick}.
[U. S.]