vanquish vs lick

lick vs vanquish

vanquish is not a noun while lick is a noun.

vanquish and lick both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of vanquish include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, thrash.

vanquish (noun)	lick (noun)
	touching with the tongue
	(boxing) a blow with the fist
	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

vanquish (verb)	lick (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
	take up with the tongue
	pass the tongue over
	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Difference between vanquish and lick

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