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English noun: lick | |||
| 1. | lick (object) a salt deposit that animals regularly lick | ||
| Synonyms | salt lick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deposit, sediment | ||
| 2. | lick (act) touching with the tongue | ||
| Samples | The dog's laps were warm and wet. | ||
| Synonyms | lap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch, touching | ||
| 3. | lick (act) (boxing) a blow with the fist | ||
| Samples | I gave him a clout on his nose. | ||
| Synonyms | biff, clout, poke, punch, slug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | counter, counterpunch, haymaker, hook, jab, knockout punch, KO punch, parry, rabbit punch, sucker punch, Sunday punch | ||
| Domain category | boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism | ||
English verb: lick | |||
| 1. | lick (contact) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | ||
| Samples | We licked the other team on Sunday!. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to lick his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
| Verb group | flail, lam, thrash, thresh | ||
| 2. | lick (contact) pass the tongue over | ||
| Samples | The dog licked her hand. | ||
| Synonyms | lap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stroke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tongue | ||
| 3. | lick (cognition) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | answer, answer, break, guess, infer, resolve, riddle, strike | ||
| Entail | reason | ||
| 4. | lick (consumption) take up with the tongue | ||
| Samples | The cat lapped up the milk. The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. | ||
| Synonyms | lap, lap up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drink, imbibe | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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