noun a slap; a quick stroke.
2. lick ·v a stroke of the tongue in licking.
3. lick ·vt to draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.
4. lick ·vt to lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk.
5. lick ·vt to strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.
6. lick ·v 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.
7. lick ·v 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.