lick

Meanings

• a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
• touching with the tongue
• (boxing) a blow with the fist
• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  • "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
• pass the tongue over
  • "the dog licked her hand"
• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
• take up with the tongue
  • "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

Synonyms

bat, biff, clobber, clout, cream, drub, figure out, lap, lap up, poke, punch, puzzle out, salt lick, slug, solve, thrash, work, work out