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noun (n)

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest(noun.event)

  Example:
  They suffered a convincing licking.
  

  Synonym:
  defeat
  Antonym:
  triumph, victory
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking
  

  source: wordnet30
• A lapping with the tongue.(noun)

  source: webster1913