Synonyms: lick, clout, slug, biff, poke, punch
Definition: (boxing) a blow with the fist
Usage: I gave him a clout on his nose
Definition: touching with the tongue
Usage: the dog's laps were warm and wet
Similar words: touch, touching
Definition: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Usage: at his touch the room filled with lights
Definition: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Synonyms: puzzle out, figure out, lick, work, work out, solve
Definition: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Usage: did you solve the problem?; Work out your problems with the boss; this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out; did you get it?; Did you get my meaning?; He could not work the math problem
Similar words: understand
Definition: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
Usage: She did not understand her husband; I understand what she means
Definition: take up with the tongue
Usage: The cat lapped up the milk; the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
Definition: take in liquids
Usage: The patient must drink several liters each day; The children like to drink soda
Synonyms: clobber, thrash, lick, drub, cream, bat
Definition: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Usage: We licked the other team on Sunday!
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Definition: pass the tongue over
Usage: the dog licked her hand
Similar words: stroke
Definition: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
Usage: He stroked his long beard