- lick|e|ty-split
- lick|e|ty-split «LIHK uh tee SPLIHT», adverb, adjective.Informal. at full speed; headlong; rapid; rapidly: »
… the lickety-split growth of trailer parks across the land (Wall Street Journal).
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lick·e·ty-split — /ˌlıkətiˈsplıt/ adv US informal + old fashioned : very quickly He ran out the door lickety split … Useful english dictionary
Lick Mill (VTA) — Lick Mill is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Lick Mill is served by the Mountain View Winchester light rail line. Lick Mill is VTA s preferred transfer point for Altamont Commuter Express heavy… … Wikipedia
lick — 1. verb /lɪk/ a) To stroke with the tongue. The cat licked its fur. b) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight. My dad can lick your dad. 2. noun /lɪk … Wiktionary
lickety-split — lick|e|ty split [ˌlıkıti ˈsplıt] adv AmE old fashioned [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: lick + split] very quickly … Dictionary of contemporary English
lickety-split — lick|e|ty split [ ,lıkəti splıt ] adverb AMERICAN INFORMAL very quickly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lickety-split — lick′e•ty split′ [[t]ˈlɪk ɪ ti[/t]] adv. Informal. inf at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety split[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
lickety-split — adv. colloq. at full speed; headlong. Etymology: prob. f. LICK (cf. at full lick) + SPLIT * * * lickety split 7 [ˌlɪkəti ˈsplɪt] [ˌlɪkəti ˈsplɪt] adverb (NAmE … Useful english dictionary
lickety-split — 1852, Amer.Eng. (earlier lickety cut, lickety click, and simply licketie, 1817), from LICK (Cf. lick) (n.1) in dialectal sense very fast sprint in a race (1809) on the notion of a lick as a fast thing (Cf. blink) … Etymology dictionary
lickety-split — /lik i tee split /, adv. Informal. at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety split. [1835 45, Amer.; perh. dial. licket rag (for wiping in haste, with one lick) + Y1 + SPLIT, as in split second] * * * … Universalium
lickety-split — ☆ lickety split [lik′ə tē split′ ] adv. [fanciful formation based on LICK, n. 4c] Informal at great speed … English World dictionary
