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1. To punish with blows or lashes: beat, flog, hide², lash, thrash, whip. Informal trim. Slang lay into. See attack/defend, reward/punish/deserve.
2. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal trim, whip. Slang ace. Idioms: carrywinthe day, gethavethe best of, gethavethe better of, go someone one better. See win/lose/recovery.

noun

A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow², clout, crack, hit, pound, slug³, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal bash, biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

v

Definition: defeat, sometimes by hitting
Antonyms: lose

noun
noun, US, Austral, and NZ

1:
a: A spurt at racing, a short brisk spin; a spell of work. (1809 —) .

b: Speed. (1847 —) . P. Ruell Caroline contrived to be first down the gangway and set off along the quay at a good lick.


2: pl. US Criticism, censure. (1971 —) .
Time Barbara Streisand's A Star is Born does not deserve the licks it has got from Jay Cocks (1977).

[In sense 2, from earlier sense, beating, blow.]

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1. a stroke with the tongue, normally used in cleaning the coat or ingesting a substance from a flat surface. See also licking.
2. a mixture of salt plus other macro-elements, especially phosphorus, trace elements, vitamins and other feed additives, fed loosely in a box in the field or indoor housing. The objective is to get the animals to ingest small amounts daily by licking the mixture; salt hungry cattle may eat larger amounts. May be consolidated into a block which encourages licking. Called also mineral mix.

• acral l. dermatitis — see acral lick dermatitis.
• l. dermatitis — see lick granuloma (below).
• feline l. granuloma — see feline eosinophilic granuloma complex.
• l. granuloma — called also lick dermatitis; see acral lick dermatitis.

For a list of words related to lick, see:

• Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - lick: Slang. musical phrase; riff
• Violent Actions - lick: hit repeatedly, defeat in fight

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slikke, slikke op, slikke i sig, slikke hen over, skylle hen over, tæve, banke, klø, flintre af sted
v. intr. - slikke, slikke op, slikke i sig, slikke hen over, skylle hen over, tæve, bane, klø, flintre af sted
n. - slik, anelse, slag, pludselig energiudfoldelse

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    give lidt og love lidt mere, gå let hen over
• lick into shape    få skik på, fjerne unoder, slibe kanterne af
• lick someone's boots    slikke op ad ryggen, sleske, fedte for

Nederlands (Dutch)
likken, oplikken, verslaan, overtreffen, afranselen, lik, veeg, likje, poging, mep, liksteen

Français (French)
v. tr. - lécher, corriger (qn), battre (qn), venir à bout de (difficulté)
v. intr. - lécher, battre à plate couture
n. - coup de langue, chorus, coup, brin, terrain salifère (pour le bétail)

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    faire un brin de toilette
• lick into shape    modeler à coups de marteau, battre
• lick someone's boots    lécher les bottes de qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - lecken, züngeln, verdreschen, (be)siegen
n. - Lecken

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    Katzenwäsche
• lick into shape    wieder in Form bringen
• lick someone's boots    jmdm. die Stiefel lecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γλείφω, νικώ, τσακίζω, καταχερίζω, συντρίβω, κατατροπώνω, δίνω στα αφτιά
n. - μικροποσότητα, γλειψιά, γλείψιμο

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    ψευτονιψιματάκι
• lick into shape    σουλουπώνω, διαπλάθω
• lick someone's boots    φιλώ τα πόδια κάποιου, φέρομαι δουλικά σε κάποιον

Italiano (Italian)
leccare, leccata

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    pulizia spiccia
• lick someone's boots    leccare i piedi di qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lamber
n. - lambida (f)

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    fazer por alto, matar o trabalho

Русский (Russian)
лизать, слегка касаться, колотить, очень спешить, облизывание, капелька, сильный удар, шаг, усилие

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    работа, сделанная кое-как
• lick someone's boots    подхалимничать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - lamer, adular, vencer
v. intr. - flamear, moverse como una lengua, apresurarse
n. - lengüetada, lamedura, lamido, mano

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    lavarse rápidamente, lavarse como el gato, limpiar muy por encima o por donde ve la suegra
• lick into shape    pulir, poner a punto, formar
• lick someone's boots    hacer la pelotilla a alguien, adular servilmente a alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slicka (äv. om eld och vågor), slicka på, klå upp, ge stryk, klå, slå, sno sig, kuta (i väg), sätta i väg
n. - slickning, sleke, saltsleke, smäll, rapp, (sl.) fräs (fart)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
舔, 鞭打, 卷过, 轻轻拍打, 打, 少许

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    先草率搞一下, 草率从事
• lick into shape    塑造, 使有效
• lick someone's boots    巴结某人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 舔, 鞭打, 卷過
v. intr. - 輕輕拍打
n. - 舔, 打, 少許

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    先草率搞一下, 草率從事
• lick into shape    塑造, 使有效
• lick someone's boots    巴結某人

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 핥다, 스치다, 때리다, 이기다
v. intr. - 핥듯이 움직이다, 급히 서두르다
n. - 한번 핥기, 한번 때리기

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    대강대강 해치우기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - なめること, 一掃き, 少量
v. - なめる, 寄せる, 打ち負かす, 殴る

idioms:

• a lick and a promise    いいかげんな仕事, ぞんざいな洗い
• lick one's lips    舌なめずりする
• lick someone's boots    へつらう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلعق, يلحس, يهزمه أو يتفوق عليه, يمسه برفق, ينطلق بأقصى سرعه (الاسم) لعق, لعقه, مقدار ضئيل, ضربه عنيفه, جهد مفتقر إلى الرويه والإتقان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ליקק, ליחך, הצליף, הביס, נגע‬
v. intr. - ‮נע בזריזות‬
n. - ‮לקיקה, מריחה קלה, ניקוי קל, כמות קטנה‬

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