Entry Word: lick

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument <gave the ball a hard lick with the bat> — see ¹blow
2 a very small amount <the soup needs just a lick more of salt> — see particle 1
3 the smallest amount or part imaginable <you havenʼt done a lick of work all day> — see jot