breadcrumb vs lick

breadcrumb

noun
  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

verb
  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

lick

noun
  • A short motif. 

  • An attempt at something. 

  • A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream. 

  • An instance of earning money fast, usually by illegal means, thus a heist, drug deal etc.; mostly used in phrasal verbs: hit a lick, hit licks 

  • A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue. 

  • The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. 

  • A place where animals lick minerals from the ground. 

  • The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. 

  • A small amount; a whit. 

  • A stroke or blow. 

  • A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.) 

  • An act of cunnilingus. 

verb
  • To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight. 

  • To do anything partially. 

  • To lap; to take in with the tongue. 

  • To lap. 

  • To perform cunnilingus. 

  • To beat with repeated blows. 

  • To stroke with the tongue. 

  • To overcome. 

How often have the words breadcrumb and lick occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )