English | Norwegian |
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lick | slikke |
lick | slikk |
lick | raskt strøk maling |
English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
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NOUN (3) 1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick; [syn: salt lick, lick] 2. touching with the tongue; - Example: "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: lick, lap] 3. (boxing) a blow with the fist; - Example: "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug] VERB (4) 1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; - Example: "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick] 2. pass the tongue over; - Example: "the dog licked her hand" [syn: lick, lap] 3. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; - Example: "did you solve the problem?" - Example: "Work out your problems with the boss" - Example: "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out" - Example: "did you get it?" - Example: "Did you get my meaning?" - Example: "He could not work the math problem" [syn: solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work] 4. take up with the tongue; - Example: "The cat lapped up the milk" - Example: "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: lap, lap up, lick] |