lick
verb
[ lɪk ]
• pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.
• "he licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope"
• overcome (a person or problem) decisively.
• "all right Mary, I know when I'm licked"
Similar:
overcome,
get the better of,
solve,
find an answer to,
find a solution to,
conquer,
beat,
quell,
control,
govern,
master,
curb,
check,
bridle,
tame,
lick
noun
• an act of licking something with the tongue.
• "Sammy gave his fingers a lick"
• a light coating or quick application of something, especially paint.
• "she needed to give the kitchen a lick of paint"
Similar:
dab,
bit,
drop,
dash,
spot,
touch,
hint,
dribble,
splash,
sprinkle,
trickle,
little,
smidgen,
tad,
• a short phrase or solo in jazz or popular music.
• "cool guitar licks"
• a smart blow.
• "his mother gave him several licks for daring to blaspheme"
Origin:
Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere .
at a lick
• at a fast pace.
• "the hearse was going at a fair lick for that normally sedate vehicle"
