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单词 lick
释义

lick

UK /lɪk/

Word Forms

singularlick
plurallicks

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    usually singularthe action of licking something
    Synonyms and related words

    Instances of touching, holding and physical contact
    Synonyms and related words

    To eat in a particular way
  2. 2
    musicinformala particular set of notes from a piece of popular music
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of pieces of music
  3. 3
    informala hard hit with something
    Synonyms and related words

    A hit with the hand or a weapon

phrases

at a lick
a lick and a promise
a lick of something

lick

US /lɪk/

Word Forms

singularlick
plurallicks

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    usually singularthe action of licking something
    Synonyms and related words

    Instances of touching, holding and physical contact
    Synonyms and related words

    To eat in a particular way
  2. 2
    musicinformala particular set of notes from a piece of popular music
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of pieces of music
  3. 3
    informala hard hit with something
    Synonyms and related words

    A hit with the hand or a weapon

phrases

at a lick
a lick and a promise
a lick of something

lick

UK /lɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theylick
he/she/itlicks
present participlelicking
past tenselicked
past participlelicked

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet

    The children sat licking ice creams.

    Their dog was still licking itself.

    The kids were licking honey off their fingers.

    lick at:

    The cat was licking at its injured paw.

    lick something clean:

    They would sneak into the kitchen and lick the bowls clean.

    Synonyms and related words

    To eat in a particular way
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive literaryif something such as fire or water licks something, it touches it several times
    Synonyms and related words

    To touch, or to pick up someone or something
  3. 3
    transitive always passiveinformalto deal with a difficult problem or situation successfully
    have someone/something licked:

    We’ll soon have this thing licked.

    Synonyms and related words

    To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
    1. 3a
      to defeat someone easily in a game or competition

      They thought they had the opposition licked.

      Synonyms and related words

      To defeat someone in a game, competition or argument
  4. 4
    transitive informalto hit someone
    Synonyms and related words

    To hit a person

phrases

lick someone’s boots
lick your lips
lick your wounds

lick

US /lɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theylick
he/she/itlicks
present participlelicking
past tenselicked
past participlelicked

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet

    The children sat licking ice cream.

    Their dog was still licking itself.

    The kids were licking honey off their fingers.

    lick at:

    The cat was licking at its injured paw.

    lick something clean:

    They would sneak into the kitchen and lick the bowls clean.

    Synonyms and related words

    To eat in a particular way
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive literaryif something such as fire or water licks something, it touches it several times
    Synonyms and related words

    To touch, or to pick up someone or something
  3. 3
    transitive always passiveinformalto deal with a difficult problem or situation successfully
    have someone/something licked:

    We’ll soon have this thing licked.

    Synonyms and related words

    To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
    1. 3a
      to defeat someone easily in a game or competition

      They thought they had the opposition licked.

      Synonyms and related words

      To defeat someone in a game, competition or argument
  4. 4
    transitive informalto hit someone
    Synonyms and related words

    To hit a person

phrases

lick someone’s boots
lick your lips
lick your wounds
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