licking : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: licking	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for licking
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
licking n an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" Synonym(s): defeat, licking Antonym(s): triumph, victory the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows Synonym(s): beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lick \Lick\ (l[icr]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[icr]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[omac]n, D. likken, OHG. lecch[omac]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laig[omac]n, Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei`chein, Skr. lih, rih. [root]121. Cf. {Lecher}, {Relish}.] 1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand. --Addison. 2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk. --Shak. {To lick the dust}, to be slain; to fall in battle. [bd]His enemies shall lick the dust.[b8] --Ps. lxxii. 9. {To lick into shape}, to give proper form to; -- from a notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and subsequently formed by licking. --Hudibras. {To lick the spittle of}, to fawn upon. --South. {To lick up}, to take all of by licking; to devour; to consume entirely. --Shak. --Num. xxii. 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Licking \Lick"ing\, n. 1. A lapping with the tongue. 2. A flogging or castigation. [Colloq. or Low]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Licking, MO (city, FIPS 42464) Location: 37.49612 N, 91.86073 W Population (1990): 1328 (630 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65542