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How to pronounce “lick”

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Pronunciation guide for lick

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of lick with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Supernovae, Exoplanets, Black Holesto be speaking here about Lick Observatory and the research
Definition summary: (transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

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Supernovae, Exoplanets, Black Holes

to be speaking here about Lick Observatory and the research

[Verb]
(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
(transitive) To lap; to take in with the tongue.
(colloquial, dated) To beat with repeated blows.
(colloquial, dated) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
(colloquial, dated) To overcome.
(vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.
(colloquial) To do anything partially.
(of flame, waves etc.) To lap.
[Noun]
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
(colloquial) A stroke or blow.
(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) A small amount; a whit.
(informal) An attempt at something.
(music) A short motif.
(informal) A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
(slang) An act of cunnilingus.