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Meaning of the word licking in English

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licking

US /ˈlɪk.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈlɪk.ɪŋ/

Noun

a heavy defeat or beating.

Example:
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when his father found him, Ray got the worst licking of his life
Synonym:
defeat loss beating trouncing thrashing drubbing rout hiding pasting caning hammering demolition slaughter massacre annihilation shellacking flogging whipping slapping spanking thumping walloping tanning clobbering lathering larruping working-over whaling
Antonym:
victory
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Related Word:
lick lick your wounds lick someone's boots