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Word: Lick
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it
Short Definition:pass tongue over
Examples:- he licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope
Definition:
overcome (a person or problem) decisively
Short Definition:overcome decisively
Examples:- all right Mary, I know when I'm licked
- the Chancellor said that the government had inflation licked
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