Engelsk navneord: licking | |||
1. | licking (om begivenhed) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was a narrow defeat. The army's only defeat. They suffered a convincing licking. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | defeat | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | conclusion, ending, failure, finish | ||
Mere specifikke termer | debacle, drubbing, heartbreaker, lurch, rout, shutout, skunk, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, waterloo, whipping, whitewash | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | triumph, victory | ||
2. | licking (om handling) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | corporal punishment | ||
Mere specifikke termer | flagellation, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping | ||