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Lambaste v. t.

To beat severely; specifically, To beat with a cane. (Low)

Synonyms: cane, flog, lambaste.

To scold, reprimand, or berate harshly.

Synonyms: rebuke, rag, reproof, reprimand, jaw, dress down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, jaw at, remonstrate with, chew out, chew up, have words with, lambast.

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Etymology of 'Lambaste'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Lambaste" Quotes from Famous Books

... and some other of my enemies, designated me. Fay did not like me and I happened to to be with Senator Nesmith when he caned Harvey Scott in the Chemeketa Hotel at Salem. My meeting with Senator Nesmith was accidental, but Scott never forgave me, nor did he in fact neglect any opportunity to "lambaste" ...

— Reminiscences of a Pioneer • Colonel William Thompson

Words linked to "Lambaste" : chide, dress down, pick apart, criticise, rebuke, tell off, beat, criticize, jaw, castigate, trounce, chew up, call on the carpet, beat up, chastise, cane, brush down, flog, bawl out, work over, reprimand, chasten, berate, take to task, reproof, objurgate, rag, call down, knock, correct, lambast, chew out, lecture, remonstrate, have words, scold