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Noun: licking liking- An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
"they suffered a convincing licking" - defeat - The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
- beating, thrashing, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking Verb: lick lik- Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!" - cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, wipe the floor, slaughter, trounce, beat hollow - Pass the tongue over
"the dog licked her hand" - lap - Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work - Take up with the tongue
"the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" - lap, lap up
Derived forms: lickings Type of: beat, beat out, conclusion, corporal punishment, crush, drink, ending, failure, finish, imbibe, shell, stroke, trounce, understand, vanquish Encyclopedia: Lick Licking Licking, MO Licking, Missouri |