Noun
lick -
touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
lap
touching ,
touch the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
lick -
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
punch ,
clout ,
poke ,
biff ,
slug
blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow" ; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
pugilism ,
boxing ,
fisticuffs fighting with the fists
counterpunch ,
parry ,
counter a return punch (especially by a boxer)
knockout punch ,
ko punch ,
sunday punch ,
haymaker 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
lick -
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
salt lick
Verb
lick -
pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
lap
stroke treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
tongue lick or explore with the tongue
lick -
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "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"
solve ,
work out ,
figure out ,
puzzle out ,
work
understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband" ; "I understand what she means"
reason think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
resolve ,
answer find the solution; "solve an equation" ; "solve for x"
riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
guess ,
infer guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
answer understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken" ; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
lick -
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
cream ,
bat ,
clobber ,
drub ,
thrash
flail ,
lam ,
thresh ,
thrash move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
vanquish ,
beat out ,
trounce ,
crush ,
shell ,
beat beat out a rhythm
lick -
take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk" ; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
lap ,
lap up
imbibe ,
drink receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
