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V2 |
rebuke, scold, chide, berate, lecture, dress down, rag, reprimand, call on the carpet, take to task, trounce, reproof, jaw, call down, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast, tell off, carpet | censure severely or angrily | |
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V2 |
beat, crush, beat out, vanquish, shell, trounce | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | |
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V2 |
whip, lash, slash, flog, lather, strap, welt, trounce | beat severely with a whip or rod |