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Lick

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worknoun(uncountable) Employment.
lapnounThe loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
biffnoun(informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
thrashverbTo beat mercilessly.
pokeverbTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
drubverbTo defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
clobberverb(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
batnounAny flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
punchnoun(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
solveverbTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
figure outverb(informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
puzzle outverb(transitive) To figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
salt licknounA block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.

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pokeverbTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
thrashverbTo beat mercilessly.
clobberverb(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
biffnoun(informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
punchnoun(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
salt licknounA block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
lapnounThe loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
puzzle outverb(transitive) To figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
figure outverb(informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
solveverbTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
worknoun(uncountable) Employment.
drubverbTo defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
batnounAny flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
kissnoun(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
suckverb(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
scratchnounTo rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
spittlenounSpit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
thrashingnounAction of the verb to thrash.
beatverbA stroke; a blow.
beatingnounThe pulsation of the heart.

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