licking

licking /'likiɳ/
  • danh từ
    • sự liếm; cái liếm
    • sự đánh bại
      • to get a licking: bị đánh bại

Xem thêm: defeat, beating, thrashing, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking, salt lick, lap, punch, clout, poke, biff, cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lap, solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work, lap, lap up



licking

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a salt deposit that animals regularly lick; salt lick
  • touching with the tongue; lap

    the dog's laps were warm and wet

  • (boxing) a blow with the fist; punch, clout, poke, biff

    I gave him a clout on his nose

    v.

  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash

    We licked the other team on Sunday!

  • pass the tongue over; lap

    the dog licked her hand

  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work

    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

  • take up with the tongue; lap, lap up

    The cat lapped up the milk

    the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

licks|licked|licking
syn.: lap taste