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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take a licking en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (slang) To suffer a defeat or a beating.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
took a licking Tense=Past lexicographic
taking a licking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taken a licking Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
takes a licking Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

take a licking and keep on ticking