1. lecture, public lecture, talk

a speech that is open to the public

Example Sentences:
'he attended a lecture on telecommunications'

• public lecture
• talk

2. lecture, speech, talking to

a lengthy rebuke

Example Sentences:
'a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline'
'the teacher gave him a talking to'

• speech
• talking to

3. lecture, lecturing

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

• lecturing

4. lecture, talk

deliver a lecture or talk

Example Sentences:
'She will talk at Rutgers next week'
'Did you ever lecture at Harvard?'

• talk

5. 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'

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