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lambaste

DEFINITIONS OF: lambaste

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v censure severely or angrily

Synonyms:
bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce
Types:
castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate
censure severely
brush down, tell off
reprimand
flame
criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
Type of:
criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

v beat with a cane

Synonyms:
cane, flog, lambast
Type of:
beat, beat up, work over
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
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