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bawl out

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  • verb idiomatic To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.
  • verb idiomatic To have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb censure severely or angrily

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synonyms (26)

Words with the same meaning

  1. argument
  2. berate
  3. bless
  4. carpet
  5. chew
  6. chew ass
  7. chew out
  8. condemn
  9. cuss out
  10. denounce
  11. give a going-over
  12. give hail Columbia
  13. give hell
  14. give the deuce
  15. give what-for
  16. jack up
  17. lambaste
  18. lash
  19. ream
  20. ream ass
  21. ream out
  22. sit on
  23. tell off
  24. tongue-lash
  25. upbraid
  26. wig

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. criticise
  2. criticize
  3. knock
  4. pick apart

hyponyms (7)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. brush down
  2. castigate
  3. chasten
  4. chastise
  5. correct
  6. objurgate
  7. tell off

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. row

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