| licking | | |
| n. (event) | 1. defeat, licking | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest.; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, slaughter, whipping, debacle | a sound defeat. |
| ~ waterloo | a final crushing defeat.; "he met his waterloo" |
| ~ whitewash | a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score. |
| n. (act) | 2. beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. |
| ~ corporal punishment | the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime. |
| ~ flogging, lashing, whipping, flagellation, tanning | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. |
| ~ flagellation | beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation. |
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