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Synonyms and Antonyms of lick

synonym (synonym of lick)

  • (noun.object)
    salt lick
    a salt deposit that animals regularly lick (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.act)
    lap
    touching with the tongue (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    biff, clout, poke, punch, slug
    (boxing) a blow with the fist (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    lap, lap up
    take up with the tongue (verb.consumption)
     

hypernym (lick IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (boxing) a blow with the fist (noun.act)
    blow
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (noun.act)
     
  • a salt deposit that animals regularly lick (noun.object)
    deposit, sediment
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process (noun.object)
     
  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (verb.contact)
    beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
    come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)
     
  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
    understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • pass the tongue over (verb.contact)
    stroke
    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions (verb.contact)
     
  • take up with the tongue (verb.consumption)
    drink, imbibe
    take in liquids (verb.consumption)
     
  • touching with the tongue (noun.act)
    touch, touching
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF lick relation)

  • (boxing) a blow with the fist (noun.act)
    counter, counterpunch, parry
    a return punch (especially by a boxer) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    haymaker, knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch
    a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    hook
    a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    jab
    a quick short straight punch (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    rabbit punch
    a short chopping blow to the back of the neck (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    sucker punch
    an unexpected punch (noun.act)
     
  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
    answer, resolve
    understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    riddle
    explain a riddle (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    strike
    arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    guess, infer
    guess correctly; solve by guessing (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    answer
    give the correct answer or solution to (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    break
    find the solution or key to (verb.cognition)
     
  • pass the tongue over (verb.contact)
    tongue
    lick or explore with the tongue (verb.contact)
     

entail (entailment relations of lick)

  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
    reason
    think logically (verb.cognition)
     

verb group (lick is verb group of ....)

  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (verb.contact)
    flail, lam, thrash, thresh
    give a thrashing to; beat hard (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from lick)

  • (boxing) a blow with the fist (noun.act)
    clout
    strike hard, especially with the fist (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    poke, pound, thump
    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    plug, punch
    deliver a quick blow to (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    slog, slug, swig
    strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    biff, pommel, pummel
    strike, usually with the fist (verb.contact)
     
  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (verb.contact)
    debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping
    a sound defeat (noun.event)
     
  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
    resolution, solving
    finding a solution to a problem (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    solution
    the successful action of solving a problem (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    answer, resolution, result, solution, solvent
    a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    convergent thinker, problem solver, solver
    a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    executable, feasible, practicable, viable, workable
    capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are (adj.all)
     
  • touching with the tongue (noun.act)
    lap, lap up, lick
    take up with the tongue (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lap, lick
    pass the tongue over (verb.contact)
     

domain category (lick is domain category of ....)

  • (boxing) a blow with the fist (noun.act)
    boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism
    fighting with the fists (noun.act)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym entail verb group derivation domain category salt lick lap biff clout bat clobber blow touch deposit sediment understand drink counter counterpunch haymaker knockout punch hook jab reason flail lam thrash thresh clout poke plug punch slog slug boxing fisticuffs pugilism
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. salt lick . lap . biff, clout, poke, punch, slug . bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash . figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out . lap, lap up . blow . deposit, sediment . beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish . understand . stroke . drink, imbibe . touch, touching . counter, counterpunch, parry . haymaker, knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch . hook . jab . rabbit punch . sucker punch . answer, resolve . riddle . strike . guess, infer . answer . break . tongue . reason . flail, lam, thrash, thresh . clout . poke, pound, thump . plug, punch . slog, slug, swig . biff, pommel, pummel . debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping . resolution, solving . solution . answer, resolution, result, solution, solvent . convergent thinker, problem solver, solver . executable, feasible, practicable, viable, workable . lap, lap up, lick . lap, lick . boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism


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