ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
lick
/lΛΙͺk/
to lick
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ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to pass the tongue over a surface, typically to taste or eat something
Transitive: to lick a surface
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The cat stretched out its tongue to lick its paw and clean its fur.
ΠΠΎΡ Π²ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠ» ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΡ Π»Π°ΠΏΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΡ.
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ΡΠ°Π·Π³ΡΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π°Π²ΠΈΡΡ
to defeat someone with ease or in a decisive manner
Transitive: to lick an opponent
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The team licked their opponents in the championship game, winning by a wide margin.
ΠΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄Π° ΡΠ°Π·Π³ΡΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ»Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ
ΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π² ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΏΠΈΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ² Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ.
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ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡ
to overcome or solve a problem completely
Transitive: to lick a problem or challenge
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He worked hard to lick the problem of low sales in his business.
ΠΠ½ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°Π», ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΡ Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΆ Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ Π±ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅.
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Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΡ, ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to touch or move something with your tongue, often to taste or clean it
Transitive: to lick sth
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The cat licked the spilled milk from the floor.
ΠΠΎΡ Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Π» ΠΏΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΊΠΎ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°.
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ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅
touching with the tongue
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ΡΠ΄Π°Ρ ΠΊΡΠ»Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠ΄Π°Ρ ΠΊΡΠ»Π°ΠΊΠ°
(boxing) a blow with the fist
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Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
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Π»ΠΈΠΊ, ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π·Π°
a short, recognizable series of notes or a musical phrase
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
That lick in the chorus really elevates the whole song.
ΠΡΠΎΡ Π»ΠΈΠΊ Π² ΠΏΡΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π²Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π΅Ρ Π²ΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½Ρ.
ΠΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎ
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