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chew out

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  • verb idiomatic, US To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.

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

  • verb censure severely or angrily

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synonyms (22)

Words with the same meaning

  1. bawl out
  2. carpet
  3. chew
  4. chew ass
  5. cuss out
  6. give a going-over
  7. give hail Columbia
  8. give hell
  9. give the deuce
  10. give what-for
  11. jack up
  12. jaw
  13. lambaste
  14. ream
  15. ream ass
  16. ream out
  17. revile
  18. sit on
  19. tell off
  20. tongue-lash
  21. vituperate
  22. 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

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