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licked the dust

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

Meaning of lick the dust

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)

  1. To die; to bite the dust.
  2. To be abjectly servile.

Questions about licked the dust

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

Words near licked the dust in the dictionary

  1. licked out
  2. licked someone's ass
  3. licked someone's balls
  4. licked someone's boots
  5. licked the birse
  6. licked the dust
  7. licked the pants off
  8. licked up
  9. lickedy
  10. lickedy-split
  11. licker

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