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licks the dust

licks the dust is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 licks the dust

What is licks the dust the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Licks the dust is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lick the dust.

Words near licks the dust in the dictionary

  1. licks out
  2. licks someone's ass
  3. licks someone's balls
  4. licks someone's boots
  5. licks the birse
  6. licks the dust
  7. licks the pants off
  8. licks up
  9. licksome
  10. lickspit
  11. lickspits

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