answer vs lick

answer and lick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No
lick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lick is a hypernym of answer; that is, lick is a word with a broader meaning than answer:

answer: give the correct answer or solution to
lick: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Other hypernyms of answer include figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out.

As verbs, lick is a hypernym of answer; that is, lick is a word with a broader meaning than answer:

answer: understand the meaning of
lick: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Other hypernyms of answer include figure out, puzzle out, solve, work, work out.

answer (noun)	lick (noun)
a nonverbal reaction	touching with the tongue
the speech act of replying to a question	(boxing) a blow with the fist
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

answer (verb)	lick (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
respond to a signal	take up with the tongue
understand the meaning of	pass the tongue over
react to a stimulus or command	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
react verbally
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
match or correspond
be liable or accountable
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity