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To have achieved victory over
“I hope that the brevity of this war does not convince us that we can lick anybody on the block.”
Past tense for to stroke or touch with one's tongue
“She'd lick the soup plate clean of everything except the peas and carrots, which she left in separate neat piles on either side of the dish.”
Past tense for to flicker or ripple over something
“Hap had left some sticks of wood near the fire. I added them to the coals. I sat and watched the fire lick along them.”
Past tense for to burn by coming or bringing into contact with flames or fire
“When he returned, he saw the flames begin to lick the side of the car where his entrance was.”
Past tense for to strike or hit repeatedly
“My intentions toward that lady are honorable, and I'll lick any man who says that isn't so!”
Past tense for to defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
Past tense for to defeat heavily in a contest
Past tense for to make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
Past tense for to thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition
Past tense for to prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
Past tense for to make moist or moister
Past tense for to find an answer or solution to a problem or question
Past tense for to sample the flavor of something orally
Having been defeated in a contest
Confounded with surprise or wonder
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