licking

/ˈlɪkɪŋ/

/ˈlɪkɪŋ/

Other forms: lickings

Definitions of licking

1. noun

   the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
   synonyms: beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking

   types:

   flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping

   beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

   flagellation

   beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation

   self-flagellation

   self-punishment inflicted by whipping

   horsewhipping

   the act of whipping with a horsewhip

   type of:

   corporal punishment

   the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
2. noun

   an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
   “they suffered a convincing licking”

   synonyms: defeat

   types:

   heartbreaker

   a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute

   lurch

   a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

   rout

   an overwhelming defeat

   shutout, skunk

   a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

   debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping

   a sound defeat

   waterloo

   a final crushing defeat

   whitewash

   a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

   type of:

   conclusion, ending, finish

   event whose occurrence ends something

   failure

   an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose