lick
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(noun) touching with the tongue |
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Synonyms: lap |
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Related Words: touch, touching |
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(verb) pass the tongue over |
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Synonyms: lap |
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Related Words: fondle, stroke, tongue |
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(noun) a salt deposit that animals regularly lick |
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Synonyms: salt lick |
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Related Words: deposit, sediment |
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(noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist |
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Synonyms: biff, poke, punch |
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Related Words: KO punch, Sunday punch, blow, counter, counterpunch, haymaker, hook, jab, knockout punch, parry, rabbit punch |
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(verb) find the solution to (a problem or question):"did you solve the problem?"; understand the meaning of; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?" |
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Synonyms: figure out, puzzle out, solve, work |
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Related Words: answer, break, guess, infer, resolve, riddle, strike, understand |
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(verb) beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" |
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Synonyms: bat, clobber, drub, thrash |
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Related Words: beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish |
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