lick

About 1.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To stroke with the tongue.

   The cat licked its fur.

2. verb To lap; to take in with the tongue.

   She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it.

3. verb To beat with repeated blows.
4. verb To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.

   My dad can lick your dad.

5. verb To overcome.

   I think I can lick this.

6. verb To perform cunnilingus.
7. verb To do anything partially.
8. verb To lap.

Similar words

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Often followed by

the observatory of his it and her their my

Word family

licked licking licks