lick
has definitions from the fields of sport,boxing,sexuality
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[ verb ] (sexuality) pass the tongue over
Synonyms Examples "the dog licked her hand" Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)`` Chicken '' , Mose said , and theatrically licked his lips . He licked his lips again . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)And the forked tongue of gossip licked its sinister way from back_porch to back_porch . |
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[ verb ] find the solution to (a problem or question):"did you solve the problem?"; understand the meaning of
Synonyms Examples "did you get it?" "Did you get my meaning?" "He could not work the math problem" Used in print (Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)`` Just when you think you have it licked , this golf_course can get_up and bite you '' , Player had said one afternoon midway through the tournament . Related terms understand answer guess answer riddle strike break solution resolution reason |
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[ noun ] (boxing) a blow with the fist
Examples "I gave him a clout on his nose" Related terms blow rabbit_punch jab haymaker sucker_punch hook counterpunch boxing punch clout |
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