deposit vs lick

lick vs deposit

deposit and lick both are nouns.

deposit and lick both are verbs.

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

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

deposit: matter that has been deposited by some natural process
lick: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

Other hyponyms of deposit include alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium, dregs, settlings, lees, salt lick, evaporite.

deposit (noun)	lick (noun)
the act of putting something somewhere	touching with the tongue
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping	(boxing) a blow with the fist
a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

deposit (verb)	lick (verb)
put, fix, force, or implant	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
put (something somewhere) firmly	take up with the tongue
put into a bank account	pass the tongue over
	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Difference between deposit and lick

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