Lick

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Lick

Lick : நக்கு, நக்கித்தின்

Lick : நக்கித்தின்,நக்கு,நக்கு,நக்கித்தின்

Lick definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.
  2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk.
  3. To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.

Verb.

  1. A stroke of the tongue in licking.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Noun. A slap; a quick stroke.