Licking | Mean of licking in English Dictionary

/ˈlɪkɪŋ/

• Noun
• a severe beating
1. His father threatened to give him a licking if he didn't stop misbehaving.
• a severe defeat
1. The team got/took a good licking [=was badly defeated] in the first game of the season.
2. Many investors took a licking [=lost a lot of money] in the stock market last year.