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Verb
S:
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flog (flog%2:35:00::)
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welt (welt%2:35:00::)
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whip (whip%2:35:00::)
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lather (lather%2:35:01::)
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lash (lash%2:35:01::)
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slash (slash%2:35:02::)
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strap (strap%2:35:01::)
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trounce (trounce%2:35:00::)
(beat severely with a whip or rod)
"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
S:
(v)
beat (beat%2:33:00::)
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beat out (beat_out%2:33:00::)
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crush (crush%2:33:00::)
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shell (shell%2:33:03::)
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trounce (trounce%2:33:00::)
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vanquish (vanquish%2:33:00::)
(come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
S:
(v)
call on the carpet (call_on_the_carpet%2:32:00::)
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take to task (take_to_task%2:32:00::)
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rebuke (rebuke%2:32:00::)
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rag (rag%2:32:00::)
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trounce (trounce%2:32:00::)
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lecture (lecture%2:32:00::)
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reprimand (reprimand%2:32:01::)
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jaw (jaw%2:32:01::)
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dress down (dress_down%2:32:00::)
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call down (call_down%2:32:00::)
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scold (scold%2:32:00::)
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chide (chide%2:32:00::)
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berate (berate%2:32:00::)
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bawl out (bawl_out%2:32:00::)
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remonstrate (remonstrate%2:32:04::)
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chew out (chew_out%2:32:00::)
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chew up (chew_up%2:32:00::)
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have words (have_words%2:32:00::)
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lambaste (lambaste%2:32:00::)
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lambast (lambast%2:32:00::)
(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"