licking

DEFINITIONS OF: licking

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment; flagellation
beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation; self-flagellation
self-punishment inflicted by whipping; horsewhipping
the act of whipping with a horsewhip

Type of:: corporal punishment
the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

“they suffered a convincing licking”

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; heartbreaker
a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute; lurch
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage); rout
an overwhelming defeat; shutout, skunk
a defeat in a game where one side fails to score; debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping
a sound defeat; waterloo
a final crushing defeat; whitewash
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

Type of:: conclusion, ending, finish
event whose occurrence ends something; failure
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

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