licks 1 of 2

noun

Definition of licksnext
plural of lick
1
as in blows
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the ball a solid lick with the bat

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2
as in splashes
a very small amount the soup needs just a lick more of salt

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3
as in damns
the smallest amount or part imaginable you haven't done a lick of work all day

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licks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lick
1
as in pounds
to strike repeatedly your father will lick you good if he hears you using swear words

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2
as in masters
to achieve a victory over he's determined to do everything he can to lick the cancer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licks
  1. beats
  2. punches
  3. hides
  4. little
  5. hits
  6. pounds
  7. slams
Verb
  • This year’s group more than doubles that total, at $787 million, which also beats 2022’s record of $751 million.
    Brett Knight, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Bramble Stitched Notebook Set $22 $18 Amazon For the friend who still swears nothing beats the feel of pen and paper, this notebook set is way more stylish and organized than their random legal notepads.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of beats
Noun
  • But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of punches
Verb
  • Visually, the 228 hides its tailpipes, but the M235 xDrive shows them off down the back, and up front there’s an illuminated kidney grille, giving it a recognizable light signature.
    Michael Taylor, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The mist hides nothing, leaves us.
    Elizabeth Metzger, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of hides
Noun
  • Considered one of the scariest haunted houses in Cincinnati, the littles can visit with the lights on and friendly ghouls hand out candy.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2024
  • And yet the government has done precious little to keep it from happening again.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 July 2017
Definition of little
Verb
  • After that, the studio released the stop-motion hits ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and The Two Strings and Missing Link.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If Israel hits Iran’s oil industry, supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could become of concern, other analysts echoed.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hits
Noun
  • The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • To-date, the brand has bought back 11,000 items, diverting 17,000 pounds of clothing from landfills.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pounds
Verb
  • The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Brown is casting Moreno as a wealthy businessman who is out for himself, and Moreno, R-Ohio, slams Brown as a career politician who is a rubber stamp for President Joe Biden and Harris.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of slams
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