present participle of lick into shape

(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

present participle of lick one's lips

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

Alternative form of lick one's chops

(idiomatic, chiefly US, vulgar, rare) Synonym of suck my balls