Definition of Lambast in English :

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Meaning of Lambast in English

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Lambast

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Verb

1. cane, flog, lambast, lambaste

beat with a cane

2. bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce

censure severely or angrily

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Lambast

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to beat or whip severely
2. 
to reprimand or scold

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