hit a lick (English, verb)
expansion: hit a lick (third-person singular simple present hits a lick, present participle hitting a lick or hittin' a lick, simple past and past participle hit a lick)
Senses:
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally.
tags: Multicultural-London-English
Forms:
form: hits a lick
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: hitting a lick
tags: participle
present
form: hittin' a lick
tags: participle
present
form: hit a lick
tags: participle
past
form: hit a lick
tags: past
form: hit licks
tags: alternative
form: hit them licks
tags: alternative