lick
verb (used with object)
to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.).
have licked
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present perfectof lick.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Kim may have licked his wounds after this second failure, but he’s already dusting himself off and moving on,” said Soo Kim, an expert with Virginia-based consultancy LMI and a former CIA analyst.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The dog, she surmised, must have licked the ashes.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
Chris Waddle: City will have licked their wounds from last season and will come back stronger.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2015
But, to be honest, I probably would have licked the bowl even if other people had been around.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2014
That made him feel a little better to be utterly beaten by a man Hazel could have licked without half trying.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
