Lick

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A slap; a quick stroke.

II. Lick ·v A stroke of the tongue in licking.

III. Lick ·vt To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

IV. Lick ·vt To Lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk.

V. Lick ·vt To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to Flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.

VI. Lick ·v A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up;

— often, but not always, near salt springs.

VII. Lick ·v A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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