副词

1. 痛击；痛打；惨败
A licking is a severe defeat by someone in a fight, battle, or competition.

1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Synonym: beatingthrashingdrubbinglacingtrouncingwhacking

2. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

e.g. it was a narrow defeat
the army's only defeat
they suffered a convincing licking

Synonym: defeat