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Lick Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TAN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

• a light brown the color of topaz

• ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

adjective satellite

• of a light yellowish-brown color

verb

• treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

• get a tan, from wind or sun

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verb

• To beat, to strike.

• To defeat thoroughly.

95%5Exact Match!
noun

• a slap with the flat of the hand

verb

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

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New York Times28 Mar 2015 Down 58
New York Times13 Oct 2013 Down 91
New York Times06 Oct 2013 Down 66
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