From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lambaste \Lam*baste"\, v. t. [Lam + baste to beat.]
To beat severely; specifically, to beat with a cane. [Low]
--Nares.
Syn: cane, flog, lambaste.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. to scold, reprimand, or berate harshly.
Syn: rebuke, rag, reproof, reprimand, jaw, dress down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, jaw at, remonstrate with, chew
out, chew up, have words with, lambast.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lambaste
v 1: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {flog}, {lambaste},
{lambast}]
2: censure severely or angrily; "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" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to task},
{rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture},
{reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold},
{chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out},
{chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
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