'lick' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'lick' with 15 example sentences.
- lick noun
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: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
: touching with the tongue
: (boxing) a blow with the fist
- lick verb
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: 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.