LICK INTO SHAPE

Meaning of LICK INTO SHAPE in English

phrasal

: to give proper form to : train or drill into orderly form

a civilian can be licked into shape as a soldier by the manual of arms — Dixon Wecter

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LICK INTO SHAPE — phrasal to put into proper form or condition
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LICK INTO SHAPE — make fit, make into proper form; shape, mold, form
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LICK INTO SHAPE — : to put into proper form or condition
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LICK INTO SHAPE — to put into proper form or condition
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LICK INTO SHAPE — see shape
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LICK INTO SHAPE — see shape
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LICK INTO SHAPE — {v. phr.} To make perfect; drill; train. * /The sergeant licked the new volunteer army into shape in three months./
Slang English vocab
LICK INTO SHAPE — {v. phr.} To make perfect; drill; train. * /The sergeant licked the new volunteer army into shape in three months./
Словарь английских идиом
LICK INTO SHAPE — v. phr. To make perfect; drill; train. The sergeant licked the new volunteer army into shape in three months.
American Idioms English vocabulary
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать вид; приводить в порядок привести в порядок
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать форму, приемлемый вид; приводить в порядок
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать вид; приводить в порядок
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LICK INTO SHAPE — приводить в порядок, придавать приемлемый вид, придавать форму
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LICK INTO SHAPE — приводить в порядок, придавать приемлемый вид, придавать форму
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать вид; приводить в порядок
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать вид; приводить в порядок
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать форму, приемлемый вид; приводить в порядок
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать форму, приемлемый вид; приводить в порядок
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LICK INTO SHAPE — придавать вид; приводить в порядок привести в порядок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHAPE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LICK — I. ˈlik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English licken, from Old English liccian; akin to Old Saxon likkon to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LICK — (v.) A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAPE — — shapable, shapeable , adj. /shayp/ , n. , v. , shaped, shaping . n. 1. the quality of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAPE — I. ˈshāp verb ( shaped ; shap·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceapen, gescapen, past participle of scieppan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LICK — I. ˈlik verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English liccian; akin to Old High German leckōn to lick, Latin lingere, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHAPE — noun dress for disguise; guise. 2. shape ·noun a model; a pattern; a mold. 3. shape ·vi to suit; to …
Webster English vocab
LICK — noun a slap; a quick stroke. 2. lick ·v a stroke of the tongue in licking. 3. lick ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster English vocab
LICK — [lick] vb [ME, fr. OE liccian; akin to OHG leckon to lick, L lingere, Gk leichein] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHAPE — / ʃeɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the form of the outer …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LICK — / lɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to move your tongue over the surface of sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAPE — I. shape 1 S2 W2 /ʃeɪp/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ shapeless , ↑ shapely , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LICK — I. lick 1 S3 /lɪk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: liccian ] 1 . TONGUE [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHAPE — n. & v. --n. 1 the total effect produced by the outlines of a thing. 2 the external form or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LICK — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHAPE — n. & v. n. 1 the total effect produced by the outlines of a thing. 2 the external form or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LICK — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHAPE — n. & v. --n. 1. the total effect produced by the outlines of a thing. 2 the external form or …
Oxford English vocab
LICK — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1. tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Oxford English vocab
INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Oxford English vocab
SHAPE — ( shapes, shaping, shaped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The shape …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LICK — ( licks, licking, licked) 1. When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface. The dog …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAPE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES body shape ▪ If you’re not happy with your body shape, you should do …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LICK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lick of paint informal (= a layer of paint used to make something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LICK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LICK — To beat; also to wash, or to paint slightly over. I'll give you a good lick o' the chops; I'll …
Slang English vocab
LICK — I. noun Lick is used after these nouns: ↑ guitar II. verb Lick is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHAPE — INDEX: 1. the shape of something or someone 2. having a particular shape 3. having a strange or wrong shape …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHAPE — See ↑ MAKE 4, ↑ SHAPE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in shape • ↑ get into shape • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LICK — n. 25B6; verb the spaniel licked his face : pass one's tongue over, touch with one's tongue, tongue; lap, slurp. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAPE — n. 1 form, figure, build, body, physique; lines, profile, silhouette, contours I've never heard anyone complain about Marilyn Monroe's shape …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHAPE — 1. сущ. 1) а) форма, очертание б) картина, вид; образ to give shape to ≈ придавать форму (чему-л.) to assume, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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