lambaste

Thesaurus for lambaste
- verb
  - synonyms
    - cane, flog, lambast, call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, beat, beat up, criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart, work over

Definition of lambaste
- (v): 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"
- (v): beat with a cane