lick
To stroke with the tongueTo stroke with the tongue.
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» The cat was licking its paws.
Кот лизал свои лапы. — soweli_Elepanto
Кошка лизала свои лапы. — soweli_Elepanto
Кіт лизав свої лапи. — deniko
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Examples
196 sentencesMeaning
8 senses(transitive)To stroke with the tongue.
The cat licked its fur.
lecken
лиза́тьlizátʹ, обли́зыватьoblízyvatʹ, лизну́тьliznútʹ
лиза́тиlyzáty, лизну́тиlyznúty, полиза́тиpolyzáty
(transitive)To lap; to take in with the tongue.
She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it.
Jim closed his eyes and licked his vanilla ice cream cone.
(colloquial)To do anything partially.
More meanings 5
To lap.
(colloquial, dated)To beat with repeated blows.
(colloquial, dated)To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
My dad can lick your dad.
schlagen, besiegen
побежда́тьpobeždátʹ, победи́тьpobedítʹ
(colloquial, dated)To overcome.
I think I can lick this.
(slang, vulgar)To perform cunnilingus.
lecken
лиза́тьlizátʹ
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- pass the tongue over
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- take up with the tongue
Origin
From Middle English likken, from Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, frFrom Middle English likken, from Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). Sense evolution towards violence unclear; not paralleled in any other Germanic language.
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Forms
licks, licking, licked, lickedTenses
lick · licked · will lick · have lickedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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