lick

lick /lik/
  • danh từ
    • cái liềm
    • (từ lóng) cú đám, cái vụt; đòn đau
    • (số nhiều) (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) sự cố gắng, sự nỗ lực
      • to put in one's best licks: hết sức cố gắng, nỗ lực
    • (từ lóng) tốc độ đi
      • at full lick: hết sức hối hả, ba chân bốn cẳng
    • bâi liếm (nơi đất mặn, dã thú thường đến liếm muối ((cũng) salt lick)
    • a lick and a promise
      • sự làm qua quýt, sự làm chiếu lệ
  • động từ
    • liếm
    • lướt qua, đốt trụi
      • the flames licked the dry grass: ngọn lửa lướt lem lém qua đám cỏ khô
    • (từ lóng) đánh; được, thắng
    • (từ lóng) đi, đi hối hả
      • to go as fast (hard) as one could lick: đi hết sức hối hả, đi ba chân bốn cẳng
    • (từ lóng) vượt quá sự hiểu biết của...
      • well that licks me: chà! cái đó vượt quá sự hiểu biết của tôi
    • to lick creation
      • vượt tất cả mọi thứ, không gì sánh kịp
    • to lick the dust
      • bị đánh gục, bị đánh bại
    • to lick one's lips
      • (xem) lip
    • to lick into shape
      • (xem) shape
    • to lick someone's shoes
      • liếm gót ai

Xem thêm: salt lick, lap, punch, clout, poke, biff, cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lap, solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work, lap, lap up



lick

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a salt deposit that animals regularly lick; salt lick
  • touching with the tongue; lap

    the dog's laps were warm and wet

  • (boxing) a blow with the fist; punch, clout, poke, biff

    I gave him a clout on his nose

    v.

  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash

    We licked the other team on Sunday!

  • pass the tongue over; lap

    the dog licked her hand

  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work

    did you solve the problem?

    Work out your problems with the boss

    this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out

    did you get it?

    Did you get my meaning?

    He could not work the math problem

  • take up with the tongue; lap, lap up

    The cat lapped up the milk

    the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

licks|licked|licking
syn.: lap taste