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lam·baste
 lambaste
- pronunciation:
- laem
beIst
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
lambasted, lambastes, lambasting |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to beat or thrash soundly.
- synonyms:
- clobber, shellac, trounce, whale
- similar words:
- beat, belabor, bludgeon, cane, chastise, drub, flail, flog, hammer, hide, lather, pummel, tan, thrash, whip
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| definition 2: |
to scold harshly.
- synonyms:
- berate, chew out
- similar words:
- belabor, excoriate, rebuke, reprimand, roast, scold, upbraid
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| related words: |
abuse, chastise, clobber, hit, lash, scourge, trounce |
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