| Lick (lick) |
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| v. t. | (l***ibreve]k) |
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| Lick |
[imp.
*** p. p. Licked (l&ibreve]kt); p. pr. *** vb.
n. Licking.] [AS. liccian] akin to OS.
likk n, D. likken, OHG. lecchn, G.
lecken |
To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog
licks his master's hand.
To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a
dog or cat licks milk.
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A stroke of the tongue
in licking.
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.
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.
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To strike with repeated blows for
punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic
encounter.
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