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Meanings of lick in English

Portuguese
murro
Catalan
mastegot
Spanish
tortazo

(Boxing) a blow with the fist.

        murro
        Portuguese
        resolver
        Catalan
        solucionar
        Spanish
        resolver

        Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.

              resolver
              Catalan
              salera

              A salt deposit that animals regularly lick.

                    salera
                    Catalan
                    llepada
                    Spanish
                    lamer

                    Touching with the tongue.

                          llepada
                          Usage of lick in English
                          1
                          So far, I'm the only one who's done a lick of work.
                          Do you take this rebel?
                          2
                          I never saw either one of them do a lick of work.
                          Notes from a Small Island
                          3
                          As he watches, fire begins to lick free of the engine block.
                          iD
                          4
                          Don't you remember how you used to love to lick on it?
                          The devil's touch
                          5
                          Beggar turned at the door and got in his lick of revenge.
                          The Wild Olive: A Novel
                          6
                          Then there's this: Computer animation has yet to lick the warmth factor.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          For a moment I think I will lick him; then I laugh.
                          The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
                          8
                          Luckily Parliament has rules to encourage a lick of rapid spring cleaning.
                          Radio NZ
                          9
                          I was going to lick everybody in the jail, if I must.
                          Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
                          10
                          We both need to lick our wounds and get over what happened.
                          The house on hope street
                          11
                          Roberta says Ms. Minnie's admonishment didn't matter a lick to ol' Sam.
                          Dead air
                          12
                          The last time it had a new lick of paint was 1952.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          In any event, Kanye West did not make a lick of sense.
                          Ebony
                          14
                          He could not run, as we were still in the alkali lick.
                          Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
                          15
                          He went in, and began to lick her bleeding shoulders and head.
                          Kazan
                          16
                          Benvenuto raised his right front paw and gave it a casual lick.
                          The Magicians of Caprona
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                          Translations for lick
                          Lick through the time
                          Lick across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common