"lick the dust" meaning in All languages combined

See lick the dust on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: licks the dust [present, singular, third-person], licking the dust [participle, present], licked the dust [participle, past], licked the dust [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lick the dust (third-person singular simple present licks the dust, present participle licking the dust, simple past and past participle licked the dust)
  1. To die; to bite the dust.
    Sense id: en-lick_the_dust-en-verb-7~ackKHR
  2. To be abjectly servile.
    Sense id: en-lick_the_dust-en-verb-xQ975Jde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

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