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English to English noun
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an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest |  | Example: it was a narrow defeat the army's only defeat they suffered a convincing licking
source: wordnet30
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the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |  | source: wordnet30
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A lapping with the tongue. |  | source: webster1913
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