licked /lɪkt/ adjective2 •Having been the target of a lick; touched by a tongue.But the mineral-rich blood is what gives the stew its ballast and faintly metallic hint of a licked knife. — 2018 •(slang) Utterly beaten.The numbers of deaths, the number of hospitalisations, are currently very low. That doesn't mean that we have got it totally licked, it doesn't mean that Covid is over. — 2021 formsmore licked · most licked