- lick up
- Verb. To fawn, to be obsequious. E.g."She licked up to the teacher and got a grade A in her English language test."
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Lick It Up — Студийный альбом Kiss Дата выпуска 18 сентября 1983 Записан июль август 1983 … Википедия
lick — [lik] vt. [ME licken < OE liccian, akin to Ger lecken < IE base * leig̑h , to lick > Gr leichein, L ligurrire, to lick, lingere, to lick up] 1. to pass the tongue over [to lick one s lips] 2. to bring into a certain condition by passing… … English World dictionary
Lick It Up — Album par Kiss Sortie 18 septembre 1983 Enregistrement Juillet – Août 1983 Durée 41:27 Genre … Wikipédia en Français
Lick It Up — (1983) album de Kiss Publicación 18 de Septiembre de 1983 Grabación Julio Agosto de 1983 en Record Plant Recordig Studios, Nue … Wikipedia Español
Lick It Up — Studioalbum von Kiss Veröffentlichung 23. September 1983 Aufnahme Juli und August 1983 Label … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lick — Lick, n. [See {Lick}, v.] 1. A stroke of the tongue in licking. A lick at the honey pot. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lick — ► VERB 1) pass the tongue over (something), typically in order to taste, moisten, or clean it. 2) move lightly and quickly like a tongue. 3) informal defeat comprehensively. ► NOUN 1) an act of licking. 2) informal a small amount or quick… … English terms dictionary
Lick — (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n, D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi laig[=o]n, Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei chein, Skr. lih, rih. [root]121. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lick — [n] light touch; little amount bit, brush, cast, dab, dash, hint, sample, smack, speck, stroke, suggestion, taste, tinge, trace, whiff; concepts 612,831 lick [v1] touch with tongue brush, calm, caress, fondle, glance, gloss, graze, lap, lap… … New thesaurus
Lick — Lick, n. A slap; a quick stroke. [Colloq.] A lick across the face. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lick — Lick, v. t. [Cf. OSw. l[ a]gga to place, strike, prick.] To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter. [Colloq. or Low] Carlyle. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
