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lick



I - noun
1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Syn:
salt lick
Hypernyms:
sediment, deposit
2. touching with the tongue
- the dog's laps were warm and wet
Syn:
lap
Derivationally related forms:
lap (for: lap)
Hypernyms:
touch, touching
3. (boxing) a blow with the fist
- I gave him a clout on his nose
Syn:
punch, clout, poke, biff, slug
Derivationally related forms:
slug (for: slug), biff (for: biff), poke (for: poke), clout (for: clout), punch (for: punch)
Topics:
boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
Hypernyms:
blow
Hyponyms:
counterpunch, parry, counter, haymaker, knockout punch,
KO punch, Sunday punch, hook, jab, rabbit punch, sucker punch

II - verb
1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (Freq. 12)
- We licked the other team on Sunday!
Syn:
cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash
Derivationally related forms:
thrashing (for: thrash), drubbing (for: drub)
Hypernyms:
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Verb Group:
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The fighter managed to lick his opponent
2. pass the tongue over (Freq. 7)
- the dog licked her hand
Syn:
lap
Derivationally related forms:
lap (for: lap)
Hypernyms:
stroke
Hyponyms:
tongue
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (Freq. 1)
- 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
Syn:
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work
Derivationally related forms:
workable (for: work), solution (for: solve), solver (for: solve), solvent (for: solve), solving (for: solve)
Hypernyms:
understand
Hyponyms:
answer, resolve, riddle, strike, guess,
infer, break
Entailment:
reason
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. take up with the tongue
- The cat lapped up the milk
- the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
Syn:
lap, lap up
Derivationally related forms:
lap (for: lap)
Hypernyms:
drink, imbibe
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

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