# licked

Pronunciation: say "LIKT" /lɪkt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of lick. — simple past and past participle of lick
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of lick. Use this form for something that already happened or after "have."
   - _The cat licked its paws clean by the warm hearth._
   - _Flames licked the dry timber long before the alarm sounded._

## Adjective

2. Made wet or marked by having been touched with a tongue.
   - Simple: Wet or marked because a tongue has touched it.
   - _The cat left a licked patch of fur along its side._
   - _He noticed the licked rim of the glass and quietly set it aside._
3. Thoroughly defeated; completely beaten. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Completely beaten and unable to win.
   - _Down by thirty points, the challengers looked thoroughly licked._
   - _He refused to admit he was licked, even as the votes piled up against him._

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