lick in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
lick in Hindi हिन्दी
lick in Marathi मराठी
lick in Tamil தமிழ்
lick in Telugu తెలుగు
lick in English
- lick⇄expr. lick and a promise, (Informal.) slight or hasty work as if with a promise of doing better later.
Ex. I wash the dishes, give the house a ""lick and promise,"" except on Friday morning, when I clean into every nook and cranny (Christian Scienc - lick⇄expr. lick into shape. See under shape.
- lick⇄expr. lick one's chops. See under chop (2).
- lick⇄expr. lick the boots of. See under boot (1).
- lick⇄expr. lick the dust. See under dust.
- lick⇄lick, verb, noun.
- lick⇄noun licker.
- lick⇄noun 1. a stroke of the tongue over something.
Ex. He gave the ice-cream cone a big lick.
2. a place where natural salt is found and where animals go to lick it up.
Ex. shot down like deer standing at a lick (James F. Cooper).
3 - lick⇄v.t. 1. to pass the tongue over.
Ex. to lick a stamp. He licked the ice-cream cone.
2. to lap up with the tongue.
Ex. Cats and dogs lick water to drink it.
3. to make or bring by using the tongue.
Ex. The cat licked the pl