A lapping with the tongue.

If a cat persists in licking a given part of its body, it probably means that it has a wound, foreign body, or perhaps an abscess is forming. The owner should examine the localized area to ascertain what the problem is. Licking, however, is a normal technique of self-grooming and is quite normal when not obsessively confined to one area of the body.

Licking refers to passing the tongue over a (solid or liquid) surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface or to collect liquid onto the tongue for ingestion. Many animals both groom themselves and drink by licking.

A flogging or castigation.

an unsuccessful ending

the sharp, rapid application of the flat of the hand or other instrument to a boy's bare bottom.

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

See “cunnilingus