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verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing. Informal.
1.
to beat or whip severely.
2.
to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.
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lambast or lambaste (læmˈbæst, læmˈbeɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to beat or whip severely |
| 2. | to reprimand or scold |
| [C17: perhaps from | |
| lambaste or lambaste | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: perhaps from | |
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Lam bast
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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lambaste
1630s, from lam (1590s, ult. from O.N. lemja "to beat, to lame") + baste "to thrash" (see baste). Related: Lambasted; lambasting.
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