licked
SayLIKT/lɪkt/
- 1Simple past and past participle of lick. Use this form for something that already happened or after "have."
The dog licked the plate clean after dinner.
She licked the stamp and pressed it onto the envelope.
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- 2Wet or marked because a tongue has touched it.
The licked envelope wouldn't stick down properly.
The puppy left a licked spot on the window glass.
- 3Completely beaten and unable to win.
After three losses in a row, the team felt licked.
After hours of arguing with her, I knew I was licked.
Similarbeaten, defeated, whipped, vanquished, finished
Oppositevictorious, triumphant, unbeaten, undefeated
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licked is a form of lick
lick, verb: To move your tongue across the surface of something. Full entry
- Spelling
- lick → licked: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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