lick vs understand
understand vs licklick is a noun but understand is not a noun.
lick and understand both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| understand | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
understand is a hypernym of
lick; that is, understand is a
word with a broader meaning than lick:
- lick: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
| lick (noun) | understand (noun) |
|---|---|
| touching with the tongue | |
| (boxing) a blow with the fist | |
| a salt deposit that animals regularly lick |
| lick (verb) | understand (verb) |
|---|---|
| find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of |
| take up with the tongue | perceive (an idea or situation) mentally |
| pass the tongue over | believe to be the case |
| beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | make sense of a language |
| be understanding of |
Words related to "lick"
- KO punch
- Sunday punch
- answer
- bat
- beat
- beat out
- biff
- blow
- boxing
- break
- clobber
- clout
- counter
- counterpunch
- cream
- crush
- deposit
- drink
- drub
- figure out
- fisticuffs
- flail
- guess
- haymaker
- hook
- imbibe
- infer
- jab
- knockout punch
- lam
- lap
- lap up
- parry
- poke
- pugilism
- punch
- puzzle out
- rabbit punch
- reason
- resolve
- riddle
- salt lick
- sediment
- shell
- slug
- solve
- strike
- stroke
- sucker punch
- thrash
- thresh
- tongue
- touch
- touching
- trounce
- understand
- vanquish
- work
- work out
Words related to "understand"
- appreciate
- apprehend
- believe
- bottom
- catch
- click
- come across
- come home
- compass
- comprehend
- construe
- control
- dawn
- dig
- empathise
- empathize
- envision
- fall into place
- fancy
- fathom
- figure
- figure out
- follow
- get
- get across
- get the picture
- get through
- grasp
- grok
- image
- infer
- interpret
- lick
- make out
- master
- penetrate
- perceive
- picture
- project
- puzzle out
- read
- realise
- realize
- resonate
- savvy
- see
- sense
- sink in
- solve
- sympathise
- sympathize
- take account
- touch
- translate
- understand
- understandable
- understanding
- visualise
- visualize
- work
- work out
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