"licking" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of:
- conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something
- failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
subtypes:
- 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
same as: defeat
is a type of: corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
subtypes:
- 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
same as: beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking