v. t. | 1. | To beat severely; |
2. | to scold, reprimand, or berate harshly. |
Verb | 1. | lambaste - beat with a cane |
2. | lambaste - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" Synonyms: call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, reprimand, call down, lambast, lecture, trounce, remonstrate, jaw, rag |