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lambaste - Dictionary definition and meaning for word lambaste
Definition
(verb) beat with a cane
Synonyms : cane , flog , lambast
Definition
(verb) censure severely or angrily
Synonyms : bawl out , berate , call down , call on the carpet , chew out , chew up , chide , dress down , have words , jaw , lambast , lecture , rag , rebuke , remonstrate , reprimand , reproof , scold , take to task , trounce
Example Sentence
- 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

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lambaste

lambaste sounds like namaste(in hindi), which is a respectful greeting. lambaste is precisely opposite of that

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Lambaste will remind u of BLAST!!!

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Lam (baste) <--> Bastille --- was attacked. Lambaste is to attack verbally

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