lickingnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈlɪk.ɪŋ/us/ˈlɪk.ɪŋ/licking noun [ S ] (DEFEAT)
informal a defeat in a competition:
The home team were given a good licking.
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Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- overturn
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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licking noun [ S ] (PUNISHMENT)
old-fashioned informal the punishment of being hit
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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