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licked clean

licked clean is the simple past and past participle of lick clean.

Meaning of lick clean

Verb

lick clean (third-person singular simple present licks clean, present participle licking clean, simple past and past participle licked clean)

  1. (transitive) To empty (something) by eating its contents.

Questions about licked clean

What is licked clean the simple past and past participle of?
Licked clean is the simple past and past participle of lick clean.

Words near licked clean in the dictionary

  1. lickable
  2. lickably
  3. lickdish
  4. lickdishes
  5. licked
  6. licked clean
  7. licked into shape
  8. licked one's chops
  9. licked one's lips
  10. licked one's wounds
  11. licked out

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