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lick

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lick

1
vn
pass the tongue over
touching with the tongue
2
vn
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
(boxing) a blow with the fist
3
v
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lick
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v pass the tongue over

“the dog licked her hand”
Synonyms:
lap
Types:
tongue
lick or explore with the tongue
Type of:
stroke
touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

v take up with the tongue

“the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast”
Synonyms:
lap, lap up
Type of:
drink, imbibe
take in liquids

n touching with the tongue

Synonyms:
lap
Type of:
touch, touching
the act of putting two things together with no space between them

n a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

Synonyms:
salt lick
Type of:
deposit, sediment
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
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v beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

“We licked the other team on Sunday!”
Synonyms:
bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash
flail, lam, thrash, thresh
give a thrashing to; beat hard
Type of:
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

n (boxing) a blow with the fist

Synonyms:
biff, clout, poke, punch, slug
Types:
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counter, counterpunch, parry
a return punch (especially by a boxer)
KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker, knockout punch
a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
hook
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
jab
a quick short straight punch
rabbit punch
a short chopping blow to the back of the neck
sucker punch
an unexpected punch
roundhouse
a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
Type of:
blow
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
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v find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Synonyms:
figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
Types:
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answer, resolve
understand the meaning of
riddle
explain a riddle
strike
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
guess, infer
guess correctly; solve by guessing
answer
give the correct answer or solution to
break
find the solution or key to
tell
discern or comprehend
Type of:
understand
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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