lick vs touch

lick and touch both are nouns.

lick and touch both are verbs.

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

As nouns, touch is a hypernym of lick; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than lick:

lick: touching with the tongue
touch: the act of putting two things together with no space between them

Other hypernyms of lick include touching.

lick (noun)	touch (noun)
touching with the tongue	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
(boxing) a blow with the fist	the feel of mechanical action
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick	a distinguishing style
	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
	deftness in handling matters
	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
	a suggestion of some quality
	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

lick (verb)	touch (verb)
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of	have an effect upon
take up with the tongue	color lightly
pass the tongue over	comprehend
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight	make a more or less disguised reference to
	consume
	make physical contact with, come in contact with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability

Difference between lick and touch

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