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I . lick [lɪk] N

1. lick with tongue:

lick

обли́зывание nt

2. lick:

a lick of paint

то́нкий слой m кра́ски

3. lick MUS:

lick

музыка́льная фра́за f

Phrases:

at a hell of a lick

с бе́шеной ско́ростью

a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf

небре́жно [или ко́е-как] сде́ланная рабо́та f

II . lick [lɪk] VB trans

1. lick with tongue:

lick

lick

обли́зывать

2. lick (lightly touch):

lick

дотя́гиваться (языко́м)

lick

лизну́ть

3. lick Am inf:

lick (defeat)

наноси́ть пораже́ние

lick (defeat)

победи́ть

lick (be too difficult for)

затрудня́ть

to have got sb licked fig

затрудня́ть кого́-ли́бо

4. lick inf (beat):

lick

колоти́ть

lick

Phrases:

to lick sb's arse, to lick sb's ass Am vulg

пресмыка́ться пе́ред кем-ли́бо

to lick one's lips

обли́зываться

to lick one's lips

смакова́ть

to lick one's wounds

зали́зывать ра́ны

Usage examples with lick

to lick sb's boots

подхали́мничать пе́ред кем-ли́бо

a lick of paint

то́нкий слой m кра́ски

to lick one's lips

обли́зываться

to lick one's wounds

зали́зывать ра́ны

to lick sb's arse, to lick sb's ass Am vulg

пресмыка́ться пе́ред кем-ли́бо

at a hell of a lick

с бе́шеной ско́ростью

a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf

небре́жно [или ко́е-как] сде́ланная рабо́та f

to knock [or lick Am ] sth into shape

прида́ть чему́-ли́бо прие́млемый вид

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Licking is a rapid response to painful thermal stimuli that is a direct indicator of nociceptive threshold. en.wikipedia.org

They also liked to lick soft, sweet fruit, pollen and nectar. en.wikipedia.org

The salt lick, or lick, as it is more generally known locally, was long known to the original inhabitants of the area. en.wikipedia.org

An advantage of the pre-pasted method is that once dried, the paste-applied papers can be stored indefinitely, just like a lick-and-stick postage stamp. en.wikipedia.org

The chorus, connecting guitar lick, pre-chorus, chorus format comes in at this point and then a bridge occurs. en.wikipedia.org

Did some counter fingerpicking with him, just did a little backward roll, and lucked into a lick. en.wikipedia.org

Similarly, dogs, which are wolves who through a long process were domesticated, lick the faces of their human owners. en.wikipedia.org

The species is able to lick clean this spectacle using its broad, fleshy tongue. en.wikipedia.org

Unless we can put things in the hands of people who are starving to death we can never lick communism, he told his cabinet. en.wikipedia.org

His drawing is first class and his dialogue superb, adding credibility to his characterization while moving the story along at a laconic lick. en.wikipedia.org

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