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hitting a lick

hitting a lick is the present participle and gerund of hit a lick.

Meaning of hit a lick

Verb

hit a lick (third-person singular simple present hits a lick, present participle hitting a lick or hittin' a lick, simple past and past participle hit a lick)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, idiomatic, slang, African-American Vernacular) To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally.
    • I figure frauds never hit a lick before
      So they don't know the feeling when them things get across2007, “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)…”, in American Gangster, performed by Jay-Z

Questions about hitting a lick

What is hitting a lick the present participle and gerund of?
Hitting a lick is the present participle and gerund of hit a lick.

Words near hitting a lick in the dictionary

  1. hittin' them licks
  2. hitting
  3. hitting a brick wall
  4. hitting a false note
  5. hitting a home run
  6. hitting a lick
  7. hitting a snag
  8. hitting a stain
  9. hitting a wall
  10. hitting above one's weight
  11. hitting and running

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