1. (

• cream ,
• bat ,
• clobber ,
• drub ,
• thrash ,
• lick ,

) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" ;

2. (

• lick ,
• lap

) pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" ;

3. (

• solve ,
• work_out ,
• figure_out ,
• puzzle_out ,
• lick ,
• work ,

) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "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" ;

4. (

• lap ,
• lap_up ,
• lick

) take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" ;

1. (

• licked

) having been got the better of; "I'm pretty beat up but I don't feel licked yet" ;