licking

lick·ing  (lkng)

n. Slang

1. A beating, thrashing, or spanking.

2. A severe loss or defeat.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" defeat 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 thrashing, trouncing, walloping, drubbing, 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
	2.	licking - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows whacking, beating, drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, lacing 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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licking

noun thrashing, beating, hiding (informal) whipping, tanning (slang) flogging, spanking, drubbing