Engelsk substantiv: licking | |||
1. | licking (om begivenhet) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | defeat | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | conclusion, ending, failure, finish | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | debacle, drubbing, heartbreaker, lurch, rout, shutout, skunk, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, waterloo, whipping, whitewash | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | triumph, victory | ||
2. | licking (om handling) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | corporal punishment | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | flagellation, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping | ||