lick the dust in English

Forms: licks the dust [present, singular, third-person], licking the dust [participle, present], licked the dust [participle, past], licked the dust [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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    {
      "form": "licks the dust",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "licking the dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "licked the dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "licked the dust",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To die; to bite the dust."
      ],
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          "die",
          "die"
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        [
          "bite the dust",
          "bite the dust"
        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To be abjectly servile."
      ],
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          "abjectly",
          "abjectly"
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        [
          "servile",
          "servile"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lick the dust"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "licks the dust",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "licking the dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "licked the dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "licked the dust",
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        "past"
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To die; to bite the dust."
      ],
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        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "bite the dust",
          "bite the dust"
        ]
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        "To be abjectly servile."
      ],
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          "abjectly"
        ],
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          "servile",
          "servile"
        ]
      ]
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"lick the dust" meaning in English

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