A Lick

1. The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
2. The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
3. A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
4. A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
5. A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
6. (colloquial) A stroke or blow.
7. (colloquial) A small amount; a whit.
8. (informal) An attempt at something.
9. (music) A short motif.
10. (informal) A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
11. (slang) An act of cunnilingus.