lick the dust

verb

To die; to bite the dust.

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Meanings

verblick the dust (third-person singular simple present licks the dust, present participle licking the dust, simple past and past participle licked the dust)

present singular third person licks the dust · participle present licking the dust · participle past licked the dust · past licked the dust

  1. To die; to bite the dust.
  2. To be abjectly servile.
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APA

lick the dust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20the%20dust

MLA

“lick the dust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20the%20dust. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lick the dust,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20the%20dust.

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