be licked

  • 1Licked — Lick Lick (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n, D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi laig[=o]n, Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei chein, Skr. lih, rih.… …

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  • 2Licked finish — A licked finish is a hallmark of French academic art. It refers to the process of smoothing the surface quality of a painting so that the presence of the artist s hand is no longer visible. It was codified by the French Academy in the eighteenth… …

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  • 3licked — un·licked; …

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  • 4licked — adjective having been got the better of (Freq. 1) I m pretty beat up but I don t feel licked yet • Similar to: ↑defeated • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism …

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  • 5licked — Synonyms and related words: addled, all up with, at a loss, baffled, bamboozled, beat, beaten, bested, buffaloed, confounded, dazed, defeated, discomfited, done for, done in, down, fallen, fixed, floored, fuddled, hors de combat, in a dilemma, in …

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  • 6licked — lɪk n. act of drawing the tongue across a surface; blow, hit; burst of energy; speed; small amount; salt lick v. draw tongue across over a surface (to taste, moisten, etc.); pass over lightly; hit, beat (Slang); defeat (Slang); surpass, excel… …

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  • 7licked his boots — groveled, said nice things to gain favor, complimented him …

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  • 8licked his wounds — nursed his wounds, cared for his injuries …

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  • 9licked up to him — groveled, said nice things in order to gain favor, complimented him, flattered him …

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  • 10We've Never Been Licked — Infobox Film name = We ve Never Been Licked image size = 250px caption = director = John Rawlins producer = Walter Wanger writer = Nick Grinde, Norman Reilly Raine narrator = starring = Richard Quine Noah Beery, Jr. Anne Gwynne Martha O Driscoll… …

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