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/lɪk/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | lick |
| he/she/it | licks |
| present participle | licking |
| past tense | licked |
| past participle | licked |
- 1[intransitive/transitive] to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet
The children sat licking ice creams.
Their dog was still licking itself.
The kids were licking honey off their fingers.
lick at:The cat was licking at its injured paw.
lick something clean:They would sneak into the kitchen and lick the bowls clean.
phrases
lick someone’s boots
informallick your lips
lick your wounds
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