Word

lick, v.
(licked, licking, licks)
freq. cnt. 20

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

bat clobber cream drub lick thrash

sample sentences

"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat, crush, beat out, vanquish, shell, trounce

verb group

thrash, lam, flail, thresh

pass the tongue over
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

lap lick

sample sentences

"the dog licked her hand"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

figure out lick puzzle out solve work work out

sample sentences

"did you solve the problem?"
"Work out your problems with the boss"
"this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"
"did you get it?"
"Did you get my meaning?"
"He could not work the math problem"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

solving solution solvent solver

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

entailment

hyponym

answer, resolve riddle strike guess, infer answer break

take up with the tongue
<verb.consumption>

lap lap up lick

sample sentences

"The cat lapped up the milk"
"the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

verb frames

Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym