Definition of Licking
Noun: licking li-king
- 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, hiding
- Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!";
- cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, trounce, wipe the floor, whale [N. Amer], hammer, slaughter, tromp [N. Amer], smoke [N. Amer], muller [Brit], 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
"did you lick the problem?";
- solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work, unriddle
- Take up with the tongue
"the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast";
- lap, lap up
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