lick
verb
1 verb with tongue TRANSITIVEligh verb leadhb verb cuimil do theanga deshe licked the stamp ligh sí an stampa, leadhb sí an stampahe licked his lips d'fhliuch sé a bheola, chuimil sé a theanga dá bheolashe licked her plate clean ligh sí a raibh fágtha ar a pláta, leadhb sí a pláta 2 verb flame etc TRANSITIVEteagmhaigh le PhrV the flames licked the bushes theagmhaigh an tine leis na sceachaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb informal overcome TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb she has the problem licked tá an fhadhb sáraithe aici, tá an fhadhb réitithe aici, fuair sí an ceann is fearr ar an bhfadhb 4 verb informal hit TRANSITIVEbuail verb gread verb léas verb 5 verb informal defeat TRANSITIVEbuaigh ar PhrV buail verb cloígh verb an ceann is fearr a fháil ar she licked them each time bhuaigh sí orthu gach uile uair, bhuail sí iad i gcónaíhe wouldn't let it lick him ní ligfeadh sé dó an ceann is fearr a fháil air
noun
6 noun with tonguelí fem4 the dog gave it a lick ligh an madra é, chuimil an madra a theanga de, leadhb an gadhar é 7 noun of flame etccuimilt fem2 the lick of the wind on my face anáil na gaoithe ar m'éadan 8 noun of paint etcsmearadh masc1 braitín masc4 he gave it a lick of paint chuimil sé sláimín péinte de, chuir sé braitín péinte air 9 noun informal hitbuille masc4 leadhb fem2 clabhta masc4 paltóg fem2 he gave him a good lick thug sé buille maith dó, bhuail sé paltóg chrua air, thug sé leadhb mhaith dó 10 noun informal creep, suck-upmaidrín lathaí lútálaí masc4 11 noun MUS in jazz or poplí fem4