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licking
noun
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
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ˈlɪkɪŋ
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noun
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
noun
An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
“It was a narrow defeat”
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It was a narrow defeat
The army's only defeat
They suffered a convincing licking
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