verb
- to pass the tongue over something
- to defeat decisively
Usage: informal
noun
- an act of licking with the tongue
- a small amount
Usage: informal
Examples
- The cat began to lick its paw clean.
- She licked the ice cream cone before it melted.
- Our team really licked the competition this year.
- The dog gave her hand a quick lick.
- He didn’t do a lick of work all day.
- The flames licked at the edges of the paper.