"lick" meaning in Jamaican Creole

See lick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Derived from English lick. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|lick|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English lick, {{der+|jam|en|lick}} Derived from English lick Head templates: {{head|jam|verb|10=lik|head=lick}} lick, {{jam-verb|jlu=lik}} lick (Cassidy/JLU orthography spelling lik)
  1. to hit, stroke, or blow
    Sense id: en-lick-jam-verb-dqRUYFCM Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. to lick (with the tongue)
    Sense id: en-lick-jam-verb-RIdbKE1M Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
     
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Download raw JSONL data for lick meaning in Jamaican Creole (1.5kB)

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  "subsection": "verb",
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