| lick | (noun) touching with the tongue | Synonyms: lap |
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| (noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist | Synonyms: biff, clout, poke, punch, slug |
| (noun) a salt deposit that animals regularly lick | Synonyms: salt lick |
| (verb) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of | Synonyms: figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out |
| (verb) take up with the tongue | Synonyms: lap, lap up |
| (verb) pass the tongue over | Synonyms: lap |
| (verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | Synonyms: bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash |
| licked | (adjective) having been got the better of | - |
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| licking | (noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | Synonyms: beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking |
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| (noun) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest | Synonyms: defeat |