Lick

1. To pass the tongue over or along. We licked a stamp for the envelope.
2. To lap or flicker at like a tongue. The waves licked the sides of the boat.
3. To punished with a beating. He licked the other boy in a fight.
4. A small quantity. He hasn't a lick of sense.
5. A deposit of exposed salt that is licked by passing animals. The deer love to use our salt lick.