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licking meaning and definition

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LICKING noun

Definition of licking (noun)

  1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
    • "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
    • synonyms: defeat
    • antonym: triumph
  2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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