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overlick

overlick verb: to lick over.

Verb

overlick (third-person singular simple present overlicks, present participle overlicking, simple past and past participle overlicked)

  1. (transitive) To lick over.
  2. (transitive) To lick too much or too often.
    • an overlicked paw

Forms of overlick

third-person singular presentoverlicks
present participleoverlicking
past participleoverlicked
pastoverlicked

Origin of overlick

From over- + lick.

Questions about overlick

What does overlick mean?
Overlick means to lick over.
What part of speech is overlick?
Overlick is a verb.
What is the past tense of overlick?
The past tense of overlick is overlicked.

Words near overlick in the dictionary

  1. overliberal
  2. overliberality
  3. overliberally
  4. overlicensed
  5. overlicentious
  6. overlick
  7. overlicked
  8. overlicking
  9. overlicks
  10. overlie
  11. overlier

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