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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
Synonyms
Examples for "lap"
Examples for "lap"
1
As a result of the penalty, he fell off the lead lap.
Reuters
2
Keselowski got back on the lead lap early in the second stage.
Reuters
3
Whincup said after the lap: I can't get that one back unfortunately.
News.com.au
4
It's because the end-of-show victory lap has become the perfect 'video' moment.
News.com.au
5
Then nothing, save the lap and eddy of the water far away.
The Woman in Black
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