Dictionary entry details
• LICK (noun)
Meaning:
A salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
salt lick; lick
Hypernyms ("lick" is a kind of...):
deposit; sediment (matter that has been deposited by some natural process)
Meaning:
Touching with the tongue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lick; lap
Context example:
the dog's laps were warm and wet
Hypernyms ("lick" is a kind of...):
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
Meaning:
(boxing) a blow with the fist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
biff; punch; lick; clout; poke
Context example:
I gave him a clout on his nose
Hypernyms ("lick" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lick"):
counter; counterpunch; parry (a return punch (especially by a boxer))
haymaker; knockout punch; KO punch; Sunday punch (a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing)
hook (a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent)
jab (a quick short straight punch)
rabbit punch (a short chopping blow to the back of the neck)
sucker punch (an unexpected punch)
• LICK (verb)
Meaning:
Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lick; drub; cream; clobber; bat; thrash
Context example:
We licked the other team on Sunday!
Hypernyms (to "lick" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to lick his opponent
Meaning:
Pass the tongue over
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lap; lick
Context example:
the dog licked her hand
Hypernyms (to "lick" is one way to...):
fondle; stroke (touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lick"):
tongue (lick or explore with the tongue)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
figure out; puzzle out; solve; lick; work out; work
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "lick" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
"Lick" entails doing...:
reason (think logically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lick"):
break (find the solution or key to)
answer (give the correct answer or solution to)
guess; infer (guess correctly; solve by guessing)
strike (arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing)
riddle (explain a riddle)
answer; resolve (understand the meaning of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Take up with the tongue
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
lap up; lap; lick
Context examples:
The cat lapped up the milk / the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
Hypernyms (to "lick" is one way to...):
drink; imbibe (take in liquids)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
