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licking
/'lɪkɪŋ/
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licking
noun
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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"they suffered a convincing licking"
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defeat
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ending
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finish
conclusion
noun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
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beating
drubbing
lacing
thrashing
trouncing
whacking
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corporal punishment
Synonyms & Similar Words
finish
beating
ending
failure
defeat
conclusion
slaughter
skunk
whipping
thrashing
tanning
whacking
lurch
waterloo
lashing
flogging
heartbreaker
debacle
whitewash
rout
flagellation
shutout
lacing
drubbing
walloping
trouncing
corporal punishment
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