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{
"term": "lick",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "lick",
"heSheIt": "licks"
},
"pastSimple": "licked",
"pastParticiple": "licked",
"ingForm": "licking"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to move your tongue over the surface of something in order to taste it, make it wet or clean it",
"sensetop": "lick somethinglick something + adj.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He licked his fingers.",
"contextForm": "lick something"
},
{
"text": "I'm tired of licking envelopes."
},
{
"text": "The cat sat licking its paws."
},
{
"text": "She licked the spoon clean.",
"contextForm": "lick something + adj."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to eat or drink something by licking it",
"sensetop": "lick something + adv./prep.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The cat licked up the milk."
},
{
"text": "She licked the honey off the spoon."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to touch something lightly",
"sensetop": "lick somethinglick at something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Flames were soon licking the curtains.",
"contextForm": "lick something"
},
{
"text": "The flames were now licking at their feet.",
"contextForm": "lick at something"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to easily defeat somebody or deal with something",
"sensetop": "lick somebody/something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We thought we **had them licked**."
},
{
"text": "It was a tricky problem but I think we've licked it."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to train somebody so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It took him just two weeks to knock the new recruits into shape."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to show too much respect for somebody in authority because you want to please them",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"examples": [],
"synonyms": "crawl"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to train somebody so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Leave the boy with me—I'll soon lick him into shape!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to move your tongue over your lips, especially before eating something good",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were licking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to spend time trying to get your strength or confidence back after a defeat or a disappointing experience",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Leeds are still licking their wounds after their humiliating defeat by Grimsby."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪk/",
"audio": "li/lick/lick__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪks/",
"audio": "li/lick/licks__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪkt/",
"audio": "li/lick/licked__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪkɪŋ/",
"audio": "li/lick/licking__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪk/",
"audio": "li/lick/lick__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪks/",
"audio": "li/lick/licks__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɪkt/",
"audio": "li/lick/licked__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪkɪŋ/",
"audio": "li/lick/licking__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere."
}