| VERB | contact | lambast, cane, flog, lambaste | beat with a cane |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | lambast, call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste | censure severely or angrily |
| Meaning | Beat with a cane. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to lambast the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | cane, flog, lambaste | |
| Broader | beat, beat up, work over | Give a beating to |
| Spanish | fustigar | |
| Catalan | fustigar | |
| Meaning | censure severely or angrily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot lambast Sue | |
| Synonyms | call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste | |
| Narrower | chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct | censure severely |
| tell off, brush down | reprimand | |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
| Spanish | amonestar, censurar, criticar, dar una paliza, discutir, echar una reprimenda, increpar, llamar la atención, poner verde, rechazar, reconvenir, regañar, reñir, reprender a gritos, reprender, reprimir, reprobar, reprochar, retar, tener unas palabras, vociferar | |
| Catalan | amonestar, increpar, reganyar, renyar, reprendre | |
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