flail vs lick

flail and lick both are nouns.

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

flail (noun)	lick (noun)
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing	touching with the tongue
	(boxing) a blow with the fist
	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

flail (verb)	lick (verb)
give a thrashing to; beat hard	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
move like a flail; thresh about	take up with the tongue
	pass the tongue over
	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight