Question 1

What does "lick up" mean?

Accepted Answer

(Of a person or animal) to remove liquid or small food from a surface by using the tongue.

Question 2

How do you use "lick up" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

The cat licked up the last drops of milk from the floor.

Question 3

Is "lick up" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"lick up" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. Most often used to describe animals licking up spills or small creatures eating. Can describe humans doing the same, though this sounds informal or childlike. Also used figuratively in some literary contexts for fire or waves 'licking up' a surface.

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