lick
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Types & categories
- sediment hypernym
Sense 2 verb
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
We licked the other team on Sunday!
Types & categories
- beat hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
touching with the tongue
the dog's laps were warm and wet
Types & categories
- touching hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
pass the tongue over
the dog licked her hand
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- lick derivation
Sense 5 noun
(boxing) a blow with the fist
I gave him a clout on his nose
Types & categories
- blow hypernym
- counterpunch hyponym
- knockout punch hyponym
- hook hyponym
- jab hyponym
- rabbit punch hyponym
- sucker punch hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
did you solve the problem?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
take up with the tongue
The cat lapped up the milk
Types & categories
- drink hypernym
Related & opposite
- lick derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sediment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrashing |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | thrash |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beat |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lap up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lick |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | touching |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lick |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stroke |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tongue |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | clout |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pound |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | punch |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | slug |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | biff |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | boxing |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | blow |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterpunch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | knockout punch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hook |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jab |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rabbit punch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sucker punch |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | solving |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | solution |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | solution |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | problem solver |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | viable |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | reason |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | understand |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | answer |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | riddle |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | guess |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | answer |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | break |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | lick |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | drink |