lick vs tongue

lick and tongue both are nouns.

lick and tongue both are verbs.

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

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

lick: pass the tongue over
tongue: lick or explore with the tongue

lick (noun)	tongue (noun)
touching with the tongue	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
(boxing) a blow with the fist	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

lick (verb)	tongue (verb)
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of	lick or explore with the tongue
take up with the tongue	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
pass the tongue over
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Difference between lick and tongue

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