plural of cat-lick

(UK) A quick wash.

Alternative form of cowlick

(idiomatic) To be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.

(idiomatic) To withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat; to recuperate.

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. / (idiomatic) To look forward avidly to eating something.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lick, someone, ass. / (idiomatic, vulgar) To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.

(transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lick one's lips

simple past tense and past participle of lick one's lips