verb

1. censure severely or angrily

    e.g. 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

    Synonym: call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambaste

2. beat with a cane

    Synonym: canefloglambaste