lambaste

lam·baste

A boss lambastes his employee.

verb

The definition of lambaste is to beat, or to scold or berate by yelling.

An example of lambaste is for a parent to scold a child by yelling.

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lambaste

transitive verb

-·bast′ed, -·bast′ing

to beat soundly; thrash
to scold or denounce severely

Origin of lambaste

lam + baste

Also sp. lam·bast′

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lambaste

transitive verb

lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing, lam·bastes

To give a thrashing to; beat.
To scold sharply; berate: lambasted the workers for the shoddy construction.

Origin of lambaste

Perhaps lam ¹ baste ³

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present lambastes, present participle lambasting, simple past and past participle lambasted)

To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.
Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
(dated) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

Origin

First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) +‎ baste (“beat”)

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