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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
rol´lick|ing|ly — rol|lick|ing «ROL uh kihng», adjective. frolicking; jolly; lively: »I had a rollicking good time at the picnic. A giddy and rollicking company were gathered at Judge Thatcher s (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): sportive. –rol´lick|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
rol|lick|ing — «ROL uh kihng», adjective. frolicking; jolly; lively: »I had a rollicking good time at the picnic. A giddy and rollicking company were gathered at Judge Thatcher s (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): sportive. –rol´lick|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hy|drau|lick|ing — «hy DR luh kihng», noun. a form of placer mining using a powerful stream of water shooting through a large nozzle to move mineral bearing gravel or sand directly from a deposit into a riffle … Useful english dictionary
lick — boot·lick·er; hy·drau·lick·er; kil·lick; lick; lick·er; lick·er·ish; lick·some; nib·lick; pot·lick·er; rol·lick·er; rol·lick·some; boot·lick; rol·lick; lick·er·ish·ly; lick·er·ish·ness; rol·lick·ing·ly; rol·lick·ing·ness; rol·lick·some·ness;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
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
LickingRiver — Lick·ing River (lĭkʹĭng) A river of northeast Kentucky flowing about 515 km (320 mi) northwest to the Ohio River at Covington. * * * … Universalium
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
