a lick of paint
1lick — ► VERB 1) pass the tongue over (something), typically in order to taste, moisten, or clean it. 2) move lightly and quickly like a tongue. 3) informal defeat comprehensively. ► NOUN 1) an act of licking. 2) informal a small amount or quick… …
2lick — lick1 S3 [lık] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tongue)¦ 2¦(sport)¦ 3¦(flames/waves)¦ 4 have (got) something licked 5 lick your lips 6 lick your wounds 7 lick somebody s boots ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: liccian] 1.) …
3lick — 1 verb 1 TONGUE (T) to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, clean it etc: The dog jumped up and licked her face. 2 SPORT (T) informal to defeat an opponent: I reckon we could lick the best teams in Georgia. 3… …
4paint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick, thin ▪ fresh ▪ old ▪ Old paint was chipping off the outside walls. ▪ dry …
5lick — [[t]lɪ̱k[/t]] licks, licking, licked 1) VERB When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface. [V n] She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap with relish... [V n] The dog rose awkwardly to his feet and… …
6lick — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. 2 tr. bring into a specified condition or position by licking (licked it all up; licked it clean). 3 a tr. (of a flame, waves, etc.) touch; play… …
7paint — paint1 W3S2 [peınt] n [U] 1.) a liquid that you put on a surface, using a brush to make the surface a particular colour ▪ a can of blue paint ▪ Wet paint (=used as a warning on signs when something has just been painted) ▪ The whole house could… …
8lick — [lɪk] verb [I/T] I to move your tongue across something The boy licked his ice cream.[/ex] II noun [C] lick [lɪk] the action of licking something • a lick of paint a layer of paint that you put on something to make it look better[/ex] …
9lick — verb 1》 pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it. 2》 move lightly and quickly like a tongue: the flames licked around the wood. 3》 informal defeat comprehensively. ↘N. Amer. overcome (a difficulty). noun 1》 an… …
10lick — 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 …
