Lick Definition & Meaning

lick
noun
  1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
  2. touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
  3. (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
verb
  1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
  2. pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
  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"
  4. take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

"Lick" in song lyrics

See how lick is used in real songs:

  • "Spic-n-Span I slam, it's balls you lick"
    3rd Bass — Derelicts of Dialect
  • "Stick a Puerto-Rican and that's a big lick"
    4 Deep — Doin' Bad - Goin' Bad
  • "Tricking on the way that I slowly lick"
    69 Boyz — Freak Ya Down 2 Da Bass

Words that rhyme with lick

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