imbibe vs lick

imbibe is not a noun while lick is a noun.

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

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

imbibe (noun)	lick (noun)
	touching with the tongue
	(boxing) a blow with the fist
	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

imbibe (verb)	lick (verb)
receive into the mind and retain	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
take in liquids	take up with the tongue
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution	pass the tongue over
take in, also metaphorically	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight