crush vs lick

crush and lick both are nouns.

crush and lick both are verbs.

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

As verbs, lick is a hyponym of crush; that is, lick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
lick: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Other hyponyms of crush include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash.

crush (noun)	lick (noun)
the act of crushing	touching with the tongue
temporary love of an adolescent	(boxing) a blow with the fist
a dense crowd of people	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

crush (verb)	lick (verb)
break into small pieces	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	take up with the tongue
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	pass the tongue over
make ineffective	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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