lick

Definitions

• The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
• The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
• A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
• A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
• A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
• (colloquial) A stroke or blow.
• (colloquial) A small amount; a whit.
• (informal) An attempt at something.
• (music) A short motif.
• (informal) A rate of speed. Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.
• (slang) An act of cunnilingus.