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lambaste

or lam·bast

[ lam-beyst, -bast ]

/ læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst /

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verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing. Informal.

to beat or whip severely.

to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.

Origin of lambaste

1630–40; apparently lam¹ + baste³

Words nearby lambaste

lamb's wool, lamb's-quarters, lambada, lambaréné, lambast, lambaste, lambda, lambda calculus, lambda particle, lambda point, lambda-b baryon

Example sentences from the Web for lambaste

Indisputably Obama, I think, though of course, he will go on the stump and lambaste Republicans for holding out on tax cuts.

Who Wins a Fiscal Cliff Showdown? |Megan McArdle |October 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He predicted, correctly, that The New York Times would jump all over the ad and lambaste McCain.

The Newsweek Campaign Piece |The Daily Beast |November 10, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
You say a word, Codfish, and I'll lambaste the life out of you!

The Rover Boys on a Hunt |Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
An' then, whoop they come over to England, an' they lambaste the Anglo-Saxons, an' talk to 'em about 'honneur.'

How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee |Owen Wister

This was the first time he had ever touched a book—when he picked up one to lambaste these boys with it.

The Librarian at Play |Edmund Lester Pearson
Say, Mr. Peel, if you ever have occasion to lambaste Watski again, just call to me.

The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills |James R. Mears
Ef I catches him in my o'cha'd ag'in, I'll lambaste him good.

The Cat in Grandfather's House |Carl Henry Grabo