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Licking (Noun)

Meaning 1

An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

  • Defeat

Hypernyms

  • Finish
  • Failure
  • Ending

Hyponyms

  • Rout
  • Waterloo
  • Shutout
  • Debacle
  • Thrashing
  • Whitewash
  • Heartbreaker
  • Slaughter
  • Lurch
  • Drubbing
  • Whipping
  • Trouncing

Meaning 2

The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Lacing
  • Beating
  • Thrashing
  • Drubbing
  • Whacking
  • Trouncing

Hypernyms

  • Corporal Punishment

Hyponyms

  • Lashing
  • Tanning
  • Flagellation
  • Whipping
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