Phrase Hound found 51 phrases and 75 compound words that contain lick. The most common are listed below. Open lick in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 51
- salt lickA block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
- lick and a promiseA quick, not-very-thorough wash.
- Elk LickA ghost town in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
- French LickA township and town therein, in Orange County, Indiana, United States.
- big lickA Texas hold 'em starting hand involving both a 6 and a 9 of any suit.
- lick one's woundsTo withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat; to recuperate.
- lick one's chopsTo use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
- lick upTo consume something by first licking it from a surface.
- cow-lickAlternative form of cowlick: An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
- mineral lickA block of salt enriched with minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
- lick the dustTo die; to bite the dust.
- lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change (someone or something) into a desired state.
- devious lickThe act of vandalizing or stealing one or more items in a school; a video depicting this act or the stolen items.
- lick cleanTo empty (something) by eating its contents.
- hit a lickTo earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally.
- good lickSomething useful; a good deed.
- lick of paintA visual redesign or revamp.
- lick matA pet accessory for dogs and cats consisting of a silicone or rubber mat with deep indentations into which pet food is smeared which the animal licks for enrichment or distraction.
- lick someone's bootsTo try hard to please someone.
- lick spoutA spout or nipple supplying drinking water to a small caged animal.
- lick the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.
- lick one's lipsAlternative form of lick one's chops: To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
- cat-lickA quick wash.
- lick logA crucial or challenging moment; a moment in time when a decision must be made.
- lick logsplural of lick log: A crucial or challenging moment; a moment in time when a decision must be made.
Compound words 75
- lickerSomeone or something that licks.
- cowlickAn unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
- lickableCapable of, or suitable for, being licked.
- lickpotThe forefinger.
- bootlickTo seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
- lickeryMarked by licking, often involving copious amounts of saliva; sloppy; (by extension) salacious
- lickpennySomething that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
- lickyProne to licking.
- midlickThe midpoint of the action of licking.
- deerlickA salt lick used by deer.