1. past tense and past participle of lick; touched or passed the tongue over something
2. defeated decisively; beat thoroughly
Usage: informal

Examples

• The dog licked my hand affectionately.
• She licked the ice cream cone before it melted.
• The cat licked its paws clean after eating.
• Our team got licked in the championship game.
• He licked the envelope to seal it.
• The flames licked at the edges of the paper.
• We completely licked the competition this year.