Lick - Definition

n 1: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick [syn: salt
lick, lick]
2: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
[syn: lick, lap]
3: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his
nose" [syn: punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug]
v 1: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight;
"We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: cream, bat,
clobber, drub, thrash, lick]
2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: lick,
lap]
3: 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"; "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" [syn:
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick,
work]
4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the
cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: lap,
lap up, lick]