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Licked

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Adjective

1. licked

having been got the better of

Example Sentences:
'I'm pretty beat up but I don't feel licked yet'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Licked

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verb
1. (transitive)
to pass the tongue over, esp in order to taste or consume
2. 
to flicker or move lightly over or round (something)
the flames licked around the door
3. (transitive) informal
a. 
to defeat or vanquish
b. 
to flog or thrash
c. 
to be or do much better than
4.  lick into shape
5.  lick one's lips
6.  lick one's wounds
7.  lick the boots of
noun
8. 
an instance of passing the tongue over something
9. 
a small amount
a lick of paint
10. Also called: salt lick
a block of compressed salt or chemical matter provided for domestic animals to lick for medicinal and nutritional purposes
11. 
a place to which animals go to lick exposed natural deposits of salt
12. informal
a hit; blow
13. slang
a short musical phrase, usually on one instrument
14. informal
speed; rate of movement
he was going at quite a lick when he hit it
15.  a lick and a promise

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Licked

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verb transitive
1. 
to pass the tongue over
to lick one's lips
2. 
to bring into a certain condition by passing the tongue over
to lick one's fingers clean
3. 
to pass lightly over like a tongue
flames licking the logs
4.  Informal
a. 
to whip; thrash
b. 
to overcome, vanquish, or control
verb intransitive
5. 
to move lightly and quickly, as a flame
waves licking about her feet
noun
6. 
the act of licking with the tongue
7. 
a small quantity
8. 
salt lick
9.  Informal
a. 
a sharp blow
b. 
a short, rapid burst of activity, often careless, as in cleaning up, etc.
: also lick and a promise
c. 
a fast pace; spurt of speed; clip
10.  US, Slang
a phrase of jazz music, esp. an interpolated improvisation
11.  [often pl.]; Slang
chance; turn
to get one's licks in

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Licked

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v. licked, lick·ing, licks
v.tr.
1. To pass the tongue over or along: lick a stamp.
2. To lap up: The cat licked the milk from the bowl.
3. To lap or flicker at like a tongue: The waves licked the sides of the boat.
4. Slang
a. To beat or thrash.
b. To defeat soundly: licked their rivals in lacrosse.
c. To deal with effectively; overcome: licked her weight problem.
v.intr.
To pass or lap quickly and rapidly: The flames licked at our feet.
n.
1. The act or process of licking.
2. An amount obtained by licking: a lick of ice cream.
3. A small quantity; a bit: hasn't got a lick of common sense.
4. A deposit of exposed natural salt that is licked by passing animals.
5. Slang A sudden hard stroke; a blow.
6. Slang An attempt; a try: Why not give those skis a lick?
7. Informal Speed; pace: moving along at a good lick.
8. Music A phrase improvised by a soloist, especially on the guitar or banjo.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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