noun
lick
A rate of movement or activity.
The truck moves down the highway at a pretty good lick.
Etymology
Lick has been used for a stroke or burst of effort. Its rate sense concerns the pace of those actions, as when something proceeds at a fast lick.
More examples
- She gets through her paperwork at a fair lick.
- The horse trots along at a good lick.
- At this lick, we'll finish before lunch.
Forms
lick · licks