Lick
To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.
To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk.
A stroke of the tongue in licking.
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied.
A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but not always, near salt springs.
To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.
A slap; a quick stroke.
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Lick Quotations
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them.
Steve Jobs
Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time.
Charles M. Schulz
There ain't nothing from the outside that can lick any of us.
Margaret Mitchell
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
Eric Hoffer
Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.
Agatha Christie
I wish people would turn off their computers, go outside, talk to people, touch people, lick people, enjoy each other's company and smell each other on the rump.
Tre Cool
Men cheat for the same reason that dogs lick their balls... because they can.
Kim Cattrall
In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe.
Tori Amos
In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.
Clare Boothe Luce
Learning about all those different things psychologically - about grief and my own addictions and problems and stuff like that, and really getting an education on it, I think it was part of the process of it, learning about it and trying to lick it.
Richie Sambora
Lick Translations
lick in Dutch is likken
lick in German is lecken, lecke
lick in Italian is lambire
lick in Norwegian is slikk, slikke
lick in Spanish is lamer
lick in Swedish is slicka
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