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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lick \Lick\ (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Licked (l[i^]kt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Licking.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n,
     D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laig[=o]n,
     Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei`chein, Skr. lih, rih.
     [root]121. Cf. Lecher, Relish.]
     1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his
        master's hand. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks
        milk. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To lick the dust, to be slain; to fall in battle. ``His
        enemies shall lick the dust.'' --Ps. lxxii. 9.
  
     To lick into shape, to give proper form to; -- from a
        notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and
        subsequently formed by licking. --Hudibras.
  
     To lick the spittle of, to fawn upon. --South.
  
     To lick up, to take all of by licking; to devour; to
        consume entirely. --Shak. --Num. xxii. 4.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lick \Lick\ (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Licked (l[i^]kt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Licking.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n,
     D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laig[=o]n,
     Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei`chein, Skr. lih, rih.
     [root]121. Cf. Lecher, Relish.]
     1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his
        master's hand. --Addison.
  
     2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks
        milk. --Shak.
  
     To lick the dust, to be slain; to fall in battle. ``His
        enemies shall lick the dust.'' --Ps. lxxii. 9.
  
     To lick into shape, to give proper form to; -- from a
        notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and
        subsequently formed by licking. --Hudibras.
  
     To lick the spittle of, to fawn upon. --South.
  
     To lick up, to take all of by licking; to devour; to
        consume entirely. --Shak. --Num. xxii. 4.

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  to lick the dust /tə lˈɪk ðə dˈʌst/
  1. ott hagyja a fogát
  2. megalázza magát
  3. fûbe harap

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