lambaste
1. [ verb ] beat with a cane
Synonyms: cane lambast flog
Related terms: beat whipping
2. [ verb ] censure severely or angrily
Synonyms: rebuke scold chide berate lecture have_words call_down dress_down trounce reproof bawl_out remonstrate reprimand chew_out chew_up lambast jaw call_on_the_carpet rag check
Examples:

"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" "check" is archaic

Related terms: criticize chastize tell_off rebuke lecture chiding
Similar spelling:   lambast
  Lambis
  Lambson
  lambskin