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Licking
- verb - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
- 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"
- pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
- take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
- the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Lifting
- verb - call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
- cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
- fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
- invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
- make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
- make off with belongings of others
- move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
- move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
- pay off (a mortgage)
- perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
- put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
- raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
- raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of t
Lilting
- verb - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
- characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"
Limning
- verb - a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
- make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
- trace the shape of
Limping
- verb - disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
- proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
Linking
- verb - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
- link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
- make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
Listing
- verb - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
- enumerate;
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
- include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"
- the act of making a list of items
- tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"
Loading
- verb - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
- fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
- goods carried by a large vehicle
- provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
- put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"
- the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours"
- the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
- transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- weight to be borne or conveyed
Loafing
- verb - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
- be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
- having no employment