lam·baste
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Audio Help [lam-beyst, -bast] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -bast·ed, -bast·ing. Informal.
| 1. | to beat or whip severely. |
| 2. | to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate. |
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lambast
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| lambast | |
verb | |
| 1. | beat with a cane [syn: cane] |
| 2. | 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" [syn: call on the carpet] |
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