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• n  an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  they suffered a convincing licking
• n  the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
• v  beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
• v  pass the tongue over
• v  find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
• v  take up with the tongue

• Any tourist knows you can get thirsty seeing the sights, and even in the January cold, the Inauguration promises to keep a lot of people licking their (chapped) lips.
• With the Connecticut Senator vowing to run as an independent, Republicans would be licking their chops - if only they had more confidence in their candidate.
• Now 55, Bascombe is prosperous but wary, licking his wounds after two failed marriages and weathering the indignities of prostate cancer.

• defeat
• beating
• thrashing
• drubbing
• lacing
• trouncing
• whacking
• cream
• bat
• clobber
• drub
• thrash
• lick
• lap
• solve
• work out
• figure out
• puzzle out
• work
• lap up

• victory

News & Articles

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• Licking County Man Sentenced To 3 Years After Accidentally Shooting Man
  A Licking County man will serve three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. Get details.
  June 25, 2013 - WBNS-10TV Columbus
• 'Color for the Cure' to open at Licking County Arts
  Licking County Arts will host an opening reception for its latest exhibit, 'Color for the Cure,' from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
  June 25, 2013 - Newark Advocate
• Muskingum-Licking All-Star Game scheduled this Friday in Zanesville
  ZANESVILLE -- The 32nd annual Muskingum Valley-Licking County All-Star Football Game will make an earlier appearance on the schedule. It's this Friday, in fact, so as they say....Are you ready?
  June 23, 2013 - The Daily Jeffersonian

Quotes

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• Brad Childress in International Herald Tribune
  He's done a great job of taking care of his body,Childress said. "It's a high-impact position. He's got a significant role. He's taken a licking and kept on ticking."
• Bill Parcells in USA Today
  That was a pretty good licking,said Parcells, who shared a quick handshake with Payton at game's end. "I can't think of anything we did very well."
• Brad Thorn in Stuff.co.nz
  South Africa didn't do us any favours by beating England by so much. They will really be licking their wounds and really be giving everything they have got this weekend. It's going to be a tough one,said Thorn.