Lambaste

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Informal To give a thrashing to; beat. See Synonyms at beat.
  • v. Informal To scold sharply; berate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  • v. To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To beat severely
  • v. to scold, reprimand, or berate harshly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To beat severely; thrash; in sailors' use, to beat with a rope's end.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. beat with a cane
  • v. censure severely or angrily
  • Verb Form
    lambasted    lambasting    lambasts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beat    work over    beat-up   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rebuke    rag    reproof    reprimand    jaw    dress down    scold    chide    berate    bawl out   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Nast    aced    aghast    amassed    asked    ast    based    bast    baste    blast