lick

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for lick

lick 🔊 /lɪˈk/

lick : ලෝනවා

lick : වේගයෙන් යනවා

lick : ලොවනවා

lick : තළනවා

lick : ලෙවකනවා

lick : තරඟයෙන් පරදවනවා

lick : ලොවිනවා

lick definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.
  2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk.
  3. To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.

Verb.

  1. A stroke of the tongue in licking.
  2. A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied.
  3. A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but not always, near salt springs.

Noun. A slap; a quick stroke.