"the dog's laps were warm and wet"
"I gave him a clout on his nose"
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"
"the dog licked her hand"
"did you solve the problem?" "Work out your problems with the boss" "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out" "did you get it?" "Did you get my meaning?" "He could not work the math problem"
"The cat lapped up the milk" "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"