licks (Meaning)
licks
to take into the mouth with the tongue, a block of often medicated saline preparation given to livestock to lick, to strike repeatedly, a small amount, to get the better of, to draw the tongue over, to touch or pass over like a tongue, to take up with the tongue, an interpolated and usually improvised figure or flourish, a hasty careless effort, to feel or show eager anticipation, to dart like a tongue, a critical thrust, to lap with or as if with the tongue, a directed effort, a sharp hit, a perfunctory performance of a task, a place (as a spring) having a deposit of salt that animals regularly lick, a natural salt deposit (such as a salt spring) that animals lick, to flicker over like a tongue, to put into proper form or condition, a musical figure, to pass the tongue over, to recover from defeat or disappointment, an act or instance of licking, to hit again and again
Synonyms & Antonyms of licks
Synonyms:
- swings
- pelts
- cuffs
- hacks
- douses
- smashes
- bats
- thwacks
- hands
- stripes
- buffets
- bops
- boxes
- haymakers
- whaps
- whams
- hooks
- switches
- kicks
- raps
- lickings
- cracks
- clips
- dabs
- clouts
- wallops
- picks
- claps
- socks
- knees
- bashes
- welts
- busts
- biffs
- swats
- fillips
- belts
- plumps
- stingers
- lashes
- whops
- slugs
- chops
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- knockdowns
- thrashings
- counter-blows
- crunchers
- lefts
- counterstrokes
- pastings
- counterblows
- one-twos
- KOs
- drubbings
- sucker punches
- rights
- sidewinders
- whips
- larrups
- kayos
- beatings
- body blows
- bastinadoes
- counter-strokes
- roundhouses
- uppercuts
- batterings
- counters
- counterpunches
- shivers
- whippings
- rabbit punches
- right-handers
Antonyms:
licks Sentence Examples
- The kitten licked its mother's paw for comfort.
- The snake flicked its tongue out to taste the air, seeking prey.
- The boy licked the ice cream cone eagerly, savoring the sweetness.
- The puppy licked its owner's hand, expressing its affection.
- The wind licked at my face as I ran along the beach.
- The flames licked at the logs, casting an eerie glow in the darkness.
- The surgeon licked his lips nervously before performing the operation.
- The dog licked the spilled milk from the floor, its tail wagging.
- The cat licked its fur, grooming itself meticulously.
- The child licked their fingers after eating a piece of candy.
FAQs About the word licks
to take into the mouth with the tongue, a block of often medicated saline preparation given to livestock to lick, to strike repeatedly, a small amount, to get t
pounds, spanks, strokes, hits,blows, bangs, knocks, pokes, swipes, thuds
volumes, bundles, barrels, scads, bushels, masses, lashings, fistfuls, quantities, messes
The kitten licked its mother's paw for comfort.
The snake flicked its tongue out to taste the air, seeking prey.
The boy licked the ice cream cone eagerly, savoring the sweetness.
The puppy licked its owner's hand, expressing its affection.
