licked

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past simple and past participle of

to move the tongue across the surface of something:

He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

She licked the stamps and stuck them on the parcel.

If flames or waves lick something, they pass over it quickly or touch it lightly like a tongue:

lick at Within a few seconds flames were licking at the curtains.

to defeat easily in a competition, fight, etc.:

We'll lick the other teams.