- licking lick·ing n
- ['lɪkɪŋ]
(fam: beating) pestata, botte fpl , (defeat) batosta
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licking lick·ing n
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lick|ing — «LIHK ihng», noun. Informal. 1. a beating; thrashing: »The bigger boy gave Billy quite a licking. 2. a setback; reverse: »Business took a bad licking during the recession … Useful english dictionary
lick·ing — /ˈlıkıŋ/ noun [singular] informal 1 : a severe beating His father threatened to give him a licking if he didn t stop misbehaving. 2 : a severe defeat The team got/took a good licking [=was badly defeated] in the first game of the season. often… … Useful english dictionary
Licking — Lick ing, n. 1. A lapping with the tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. A flogging or castigation. [Colloq. or Low] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
licking — lick|ing [ˈlıkıŋ] n [singular] informal 1.) a defeat in a sports competition or match = ↑hammering ▪ We got a real licking in the final. 2.) a severe beating as a punishment … Dictionary of contemporary English
licking — lick|ing [ lıkıŋ ] noun singular INFORMAL 1. ) a punishment in which someone is hit very hard several times 2. ) an occasion when someone is easily defeated in a game or competition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
licking — lick•ing [[t]ˈlɪk ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) Informal. a) a beating or thrashing b) a reversal or disappointment; defeat or setback 2) the act of a person or thing that licks • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
licking — lick·ing || lɪkɪŋ n. act of licking; beating; whipping; defeat (Slang) lɪk n. act of drawing the tongue across a surface; blow, hit; burst of energy; speed; small amount; salt lick v. draw tongue across over a surface (to taste, moisten, etc … English contemporary dictionary
lick — I. 1. vb American to smoke crack by suck ing the smoke from a burning pellet of the drug through a glass pipe or tube. The term is from the users own jargon. 2. vb to beat up. Probably a back forma tion from the earlier colloquial noun form (to… … Contemporary slang
licking — /lik ing/, n. 1. Informal. a. a beating or thrashing. b. a reversal or disappointment; defeat or setback. 2. the act of a person or thing that licks. [1350 1400; ME; see LICK, ING1] * * * … Universalium
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