The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
The cat gave its fur a lick.
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
Give me a lick of ice cream.
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
a lick of paint
A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
The birds gathered at the clay lick.
A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
We used to play in the lick.
A stroke or blow.
Hit that wedge a good lick with the sledgehammer.
A small amount; a whit.
I didn't do a lick of work today.
An attempt at something.
A short motif.
There are some really good blues licks in this solo.
A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
The bus was travelling at a good lick when it swerved and left the road.
An act of cunnilingus.
You up for a lick tonight?
To stroke with the tongue.
The cat licked its fur.
To lap; to take in with the tongue.
She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it.
To beat with repeated blows.
To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
My dad can lick your dad.
To overcome.
I think I can lick this.
To perform cunnilingus.
To do anything partially.
(of flame, waves etc.) To lap.