lick vs shell

lick and shell both are nouns.

lick and shell both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of lick include beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish.

lick (noun)	shell (noun)
touching with the tongue	the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
(boxing) a blow with the fist	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick	ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
	the housing or outer covering of something
	a very light narrow racing boat
	a rigid covering that envelops an object
	the exterior covering of a bird's egg
	the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
	the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

lick (verb)	shell (verb)
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of	remove from its shell or outer covering
take up with the tongue	remove the husks from
pass the tongue over	use explosives on
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
	hit the pitches of hard and regularly
	look for and collect shells by the seashore
	fall out of the pod or husk
	create by using explosives

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