Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lick 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  lick 
 
  Sense  2 
  lick,  lap 
  =>  tongue 
 
  Sense  3 
  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work 
  =>  answer,  resolve 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  strike 
  =>  guess,  infer 
  =>  answer 
  =>  break 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lick 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  lick 
 
  Sense  2 
  lick,  lap 
  =>  tongue 
 
  Sense  3 
  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work 
  =>  answer,  resolve 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  strike 
  =>  guess,  infer 
  =>  tell 
  =>  answer 
  =>  break 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lick 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  lick 
 
  Sense  3 
  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work 
  =>  reason 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lick 
 
  3  senses  of  lick 
 
  Sense  1 
  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
 
  Sense  2 
  lick,  lap 
  =>  stroke,  fondle 
 
  Sense  3 
  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work 
  =>  understand 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lick 
 
  lick  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lick 
 
  Sense  1 
  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  lick,  lap 
  =>  stroke,  fondle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work 
  =>  understand 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lick 
 
  The  verb  lick  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick  --  (beat  thoroughly  in  a  competition  or  fight;  "We  licked  the  other  team  on  Sunday!") 
  2.  (7)  lick,  lap  --  (pass  the  tongue  over) 
  3.  (1)  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work  --  (find  the  solution  to  (a  problem  or  question):"did  you  solve  the  problem?";  understand  the  meaning  of  "did  you  get  it?";  "Did  you  get  my  meaning?";  "He  could  not  work  the  math  problem") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  licked 
 
  The  adj  licked  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  licked  --  ((informal)  having  been  got  the  better  of  "I'm  pretty  beat  up  but  I  don't  feel  licked  yet") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  licked 
 
  1  sense  of  licked 
 
  Sense  1 
  licked 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  defeated)  ->  undefeated 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  licked 
 
  1  sense  of  licked 
 
  Sense  1 
  licked 
  =>  defeated  (vs.  undefeated) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  licked 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  licked 
 
  licked  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  licked 
  licked 
  slicked 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lick 
 
  The  verb  lick  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick  --  (beat  thoroughly  in  a  competition  or  fight;  "We  licked  the  other  team  on  Sunday!") 
  2.  (7)  lick,  lap  --  (pass  the  tongue  over) 
  3.  (1)  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work  --  (find  the  solution  to  (a  problem  or  question):"did  you  solve  the  problem?";  understand  the  meaning  of  "did  you  get  it?";  "Did  you  get  my  meaning?";  "He  could  not  work  the  math  problem") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  licked 
 
  The  adj  licked  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  licked  --  ((informal)  having  been  got  the  better  of  "I'm  pretty  beat  up  but  I  don't  feel  licked  yet") 

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