act of licking; beating; whipping; defeat (Slang)
draw tongue across over a surface (to taste, moisten, etc.); pass over lightly; hit, beat (Slang); defeat (Slang); surpass, excel (Slang); hurry
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Licking Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Lick
of Lick
(n.)
A lapping with the tongue.
A lapping with the tongue.
(n.)
A flogging or castigation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA flogging or castigation.
licking
\lick"ing\, n.
1. a lapping with the tongue.
2. a flogging or castigation. [colloq. or low]
Llepiad = n. a lapping, a licking
Llepiol = a. lapping, licking
Llyad = n. a licking, a lic, a slap
Llyf = n. a stretch out; a licking
Llyfiad = n. a licking
Llyfol = a. lambative, licking
Llyol = a. lambative, licking
sycophantic; extremely good: "the most arse-licking bass you'll ever hear"
look deliriously happy or satisfied
Noun
1. an unsuccessful ending
(synonym) defeat
(hypernym) ending, conclusion, finish
(hyponym) rout
2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
(synonym) beating, thrashing, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
(hypernym) corporal punishment
(hyponym) whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
Noun
1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
(synonym) salt lick
(hypernym) sediment, deposit
2. touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
(synonym) lap
(hypernym) touch, touching
(derivation) lap
3. (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
(synonym) punch, clout, poke, biff
(hypernym) blow
(hyponym) counterpunch, parry, counter
(classification) boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
Verb
1. beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
(synonym) bat, clobber, drub, thrash
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
(verb-group) thrash, thresh, lam, flail
2. pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
(synonym) lap
(hypernym) stroke, fondle
(hyponym) tongue
(derivation) lap
3. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
(synonym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) answer, resolve
(entail) reason
4. take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
(synonym) lap, lap up
(hypernym) drink, imbibe
Licking Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Licking Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Licking is the action of passing the tongue over a surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface, or to collect liquid onto the tongue for ingestion, or to provide pleasure. Many animals both groom themselves and drink by licking.
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