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'lick' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'lick' with 15 example sentences.


lick noun

: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

: touching with the tongue

: (boxing) a blow with the fist

lick verb

: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

: pass the tongue over

: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

: take up with the tongue


  • Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray.
  • Cats often lick each other.
  • Don't lick your fingers.
  • Men lick their lips when they look at her.
  • The flames licked at the logs.
  • The house could do with a lick of paint.
  • The dog licked the plate with its tongue.
  • The food was finger-licking good.
  • Life is like licking honey off a cactus.
  • I am licking an ice-cream.
  • He is very proud and will never lick anyone's boots.
  • They don't do a lick of work.
  • Remove the beaters from the mixer before you lick them.
  • If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.
  • He easily licked his opponent.
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