lick
/lɪk/verb
उच्चारण लिक
चाटना; हराना
Basic word
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[T]
to move your tongue over the surface of something in order to eat it, make it wet or clean it; (informal) to easily defeat somebody
चाटना; हराना
- The cat licked its paw.
- The child licked the ice cream before it melted.
- The dog licked my hand and wagged its tail.
+ 1 more example
- He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lick sth (transitive)
Lick takes a direct object: lick a spoon, lick your lips.
Lick के बाद direct object आता है: lick a spoon, lick your lips।
- The child licked the ice cream.
- The cat licked its paws.
lick sth off / up
With off and up it means to remove or finish by licking.
Off और up के साथ इसका अर्थ चाटकर हटाना या खत्म करना है।
- He licked the honey off the spoon.
- The dog licked up the milk.
lick (informal, defeat)
Informally, lick means to defeat easily; also lick a problem.
अनौपचारिक रूप में lick का अर्थ आसानी से हराना है; lick a problem भी।
- Our team licked the visitors by ten wickets.
- She licked the problem in an hour.
a lick of paint
As a noun, a lick of paint is a quick, light coat.
Noun के रूप में a lick of paint हल्की, जल्दी लगाई गई परत है।
- The old gate needs a lick of paint.
- Give the wall a quick lick of paint.
+Collocations 4
verb phrases
lick your lipslick your woundslick sb's bootslick an envelopelick a stamp
- He licked his wounds after the defeat.
lick + object
spoonplatefingersice creamlips
- The boy licked the plate clean.
noun + lick
a lick of painta lick of flamea lick of fire
- A lick of flame rose from the stove.
adverb + lick
quicklygreedilygentlylazily
- The calf licked its mother's face gently.
“More examples 5
- The puppy licked Radhika's hand when she came home.
घर आने पर पिल्ले ने राधिका का हाथ चाटा।
- After the loss, the team went home to lick their wounds.
हार के बाद टीम घाव सहलाने के लिए घर लौट गई।
- He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope.
उसने टिकट चाटकर लिफ़ाफ़े पर चिपका दिया।
- A lick of paint made the old classroom look new.
पेंट की एक हल्की परत से पुरानी कक्षा नई लगने लगी।
- The toddler licked the spoon until it was clean.
छोटे बच्चे ने चम्मच साफ़ होने तक चाटा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The dog licked on the bowl.
✓ The dog licked the bowl.
Lick is transitive and takes no preposition here.
Lick सकर्मक है और यहाँ इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।
✗ He licked the sauce off from the plate.
✓ He licked the sauce off the plate.
Off already shows the direction; do not add from.
Off स्वयं दिशा बताता है; उसके साथ 'from' न जोड़ें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These all use the mouth, but lick uses the tongue's surface, taste tests flavour, and sip is for drinking.
ये सब मुँह का प्रयोग करते हैं, पर lick जीभ की सतह का, taste स्वाद परखने का और sip पीने का काम है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lick your wounds (spend time recovering after a defeat), lick sb's boots (try too hard to please somebody in authority), lick sth into shape (make something better organized), at a lick (informal, quickly).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: lick your wounds (हार के बाद सँभलने में समय लगाना), lick sb's boots (अधिकारी को प्रसन्न करने का अत्यधिक प्रयास करना, तलवे चाटना), lick sth into shape (किसी चीज़ को बेहतर व्यवस्थित करना), at a lick (अनौपचारिक, जल्दी)।