tongue vs lick

tongue and lick both are nouns.

tongue and lick both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of tongue include lap.

tongue (noun)	lick (noun)
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot	touching with the tongue
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side	(boxing) a blow with the fist
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
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

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

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