lick out
C1 slang separable transitive
In simple words
To use your tongue to get everything out of a container; or (rude/vulgar) a sexual act.
Literal meaning: To remove the contents of something by licking — using the tongue to clean the inside of a container.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To clean the inside of a bowl, jar, or container by licking it.
"The children licked out the mixing bowl after making the cake batter."
Grammar: separable
2 C1
idiomatic
slang
(Vulgar slang) to perform oral sex on a woman.
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
The literal sense (licking out a bowl or jar) is neutral and used in British English, especially in the context of cooking. The vulgar sense is very informal, crude, and should be avoided in all formal and polite contexts. The vulgar sense is primarily British slang.
Commonly used with
bowl jar pot container
Forms
Base
lick out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
licks out
he/she/it
Past simple
licked out
yesterday
Past participle
licked out
have + pp
-ing form
licking out
continuous
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