a lick

  • 111lick — 1. verb 1) the spaniel licked his face Syn: pass one s tongue over, touch with one s tongue, tongue; lap 2) informal they licked the home team 3 – 0 See defeat 1. 1) 3) informal we ve got that problem licked Syn …

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  • 112lick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Lick is used after these nouns: ↑guitar {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Lick is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog, ↑fire, ↑flame, ↑tongue Lick is used with these nouns as the object: ↑finger, ↑lip, ↑ …

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  • 113lick — v 1. tongue, (all with the tongue) touch lightly, kiss, brush, graze, pass over, lap. 2. lick off, wash, clean, preen, lick clean. 3. lick up, lap up, drink or drink up, suck in or up, take in or up, imbibe. 4.Informal. hit, beat, drub, thrash,… …

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  • 114lick one's boots — {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time./ * /A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots./ …

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  • 115lick one's boots — {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time./ * /A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots./ …

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  • 116Lick the Star — Infobox Film name = Lick the Star imdb id = 0197626 writer = Sofia Coppola Stephanie Hayman starring = Christina Turley Audrey Heaven Robert Schwartzman director = Sofia Coppola producer = Sofia Coppola Andrew Durham Christopher Neil… …

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  • 117lick — Synonyms and related words: addle, amaze, approach, assay, attempt, baffle, bamboozle, bang, bash, bat, bear the palm, beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beating, belt, best, bid, biff, bite, blow, boggle, bonk, breath, brush, buffalo, cadenza,… …

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  • 118lick — v. 1) (d; intr.) to lick at (the flames licked at the roof of the next house) 2) (N; used with an adjective) she licked the plate clean * * * [lɪk] (N; used with an adjective) she licked the plate clean (d;intr.) to lick at (the flames licked at… …

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  • 119lick\ and\ a\ promise — n. phr. informal A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. You didn t wash your hands. You just gave them a lick and a promise. The boys didn t cut the grass properly. All it got was a lick and a promise …

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  • 120lick\ one's\ boots — v. phr. To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time. A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots …

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