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lick

Letters that make lick

k, l, c, i are letters that make 'lick'

Words within lick

IC, li, ic, Li are words within 'lick'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of lick

flick, klick, slicks, slick, click, licks are words created by adding a letter to 'lick'

lick is a 4 letter word ending with k
lick is a 4 letter word starting with l

7 possible definitions for 'lick'

Lick as "touching with the tongue"

Under this definition, lick is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lap has the same meaning as lick

lick as a type

'lick' can be a type of touching, touch.

Derivatives of lick

lap up, lick, lap are derivatives of 'lick'.

Lick as "pass the tongue over"

Under this definition, lick is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lap has the same meaning as lick

lick as a type

'lick' can be a type of stroke.

Types of lick

tongue is a type of lick.

Derivatives of lick

lick, lap are derivatives of 'lick'.

Example of lick used within this context

"the dog licked her hand"

Lick as "beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight"

Under this definition, lick is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drub, bat, thrash, cream, clobber have the same meaning as 'lick'

lick as a type

'lick' can be a type of shell, trounce, beat out, vanquish, crush, beat.

Derivatives of lick

walloping, whipping, thrashing, drubbing, debacle, slaughter, trouncing are derivatives of 'lick'.

Verb groups of lick

thrash, thresh, lam, flail are verb groups of 'lick'.

Example of lick used within this context

"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

Lick as "take up with the tongue"

Under this definition, lick is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lap up, lap have the same meaning as 'lick'

lick as a type

'lick' can be a type of imbibe, drink.

Derivatives of lick

lick, lap are derivatives of 'lick'.

Example of lick used within this context

"The cat lapped up the milk", "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

Lick as "find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of"

Under this definition, lick is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

figure out, work out, work, solve, puzzle out have the same meaning as 'lick'

lick as a type

'lick' can be a type of understand.

Types of lick

riddle, resolve, guess, infer, answer, strike, break, answer are types of 'lick'.

Derivatives of lick

problem solver, solvent, solution, result, solver, convergent thinker, answer, feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable, resolution, solving are derivatives of 'lick'.

Entailments to lick

reason is an entailment to 'lick'.

Lick as "a salt deposit that animals regularly lick"

Under this definition, lick is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

salt lick has the same meaning as lick

lick as a type

'lick' can be a type of sediment, deposit.

Lick as "(boxing) a blow with the fist"

Under this definition, lick is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slug, punch, clout, poke, biff have the same meaning as 'lick'

lick as a type

'lick' can be a type of blow.

Types of lick

hook, haymaker, counter, parry, jab, counterpunch, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, rabbit punch, sucker punch are types of 'lick'.

lick as a category

'lick' can be a category of boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs.

Derivatives of lick

slog, pummel, pommel, slug, plug, pound, swig, thump, punch, clout, poke, biff are derivatives of 'lick'.