English words for 'A severe, thorough scolding.'
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adj
- Severe in discipline.
- (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
- Tense; not relaxed.
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- (of rules) stringently enforced
- severe and unremitting in making demands
- characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
- incapable of compromise or flexibility
- rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
adj
- punishingly harsh
- Harsh; unrelenting.
- disagreeably direct and precise
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
- (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
- Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
- Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
- Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
- Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
adj
verb
- To scold (someone) harshly; to chastise, to excoriate, to lambaste.
- (film) To provide synchronization information about (a scene, take, etc., of a film recording) using a slate (noun etymology 1 sense 2.3.1).
- (chiefly US, figurative) To expect (something) with a (strong) degree of certainty; to anticipate, to predict.
- (chiefly US, figurative) To appoint or designate (someone or something); also, to nominate or propose (someone or something); specifically (politics), to nominate or propose (a candidate) for an office.
- To cover a building, or part of a building with slates (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1).
- To cover (a building, or part of a building such as a floor or roof) with slates (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1).
- (film) To provide a film recording with synchronization information, especially using a slate (noun etymology 1 sense 2.3.1).
- (originally and chiefly Ireland, slang) To beat or thrash (someone) harshly.
- (leatherworking) To scrape (an animal hide) with a slater (“blade originally made of slate”) to remove hairs.
- To set (one or more dogs) on a person or animal; to sic.
- (chiefly UK) To criticize or critique (an author or a work) harshly; to castigate.
- (chiefly US, figurative) To plan or schedule (something).
- (military slang) To treat (an enemy) harshly.
- To set one or more dogs on (a person or animal).
- enter on a list or slate for an election
- designate or schedule
- cover with slate
adj
noun
- A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a tile for flooring, roofing, etc.; (uncountable) such tiles collectively, or the material from which they are made.
- (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate (etymology 1 sense 4).
- (chiefly politics) A group or list of candidates for appointment or election to an office; also, a group of candidates or electors with affiliated political views.
- A sequentially numbered session of recording a film.
- A generally rectangular piece, originally of certain types of stone and now of other materials, often in a frame, used for writing on with a thin rod of the same or another stone (a slate pencil) or with chalk; a small chalkboard.
- (film) A collection of films released during a certain period, either from one studio or from a certain film industry (such as Hollywood) as a whole.
- (uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
- Information about a film recording which is inserted at the start of the recording, or printed on a videotape label etc.
- A record, for example, of money owed.
- (computing) Synonym of tablet computer (“a hand-held portable computer in the form of a tablet with a touch screen interface”).
- A range of things; also, a schedule.
- A piece of other material used as a roofing tile.
- a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
- thin layers of rock used for roofing
- (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
verb
- punish severely; excoriate
- whip
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- To drive, or force (a person, an animal, etc.) to move, with or as if with a scourge or whip.
- To cause (someone or something) persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble; to afflict, to torment.
- (Scotland, agriculture) Of a crop or a farmer: to deplete the fertility of (land or soil).
- To punish (a person, an animal, etc.); to chastise.
- To strike (a person, an animal, etc.) with a scourge (noun etymology 1 sense 1) or whip; to flog, to whip.
noun
- something causing misery or death
- a whip used to inflict punishment
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- (weaponry, chiefly historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
- A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
- A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
verb
- criticize severely
- cause to explode violently and with loud noise
- come on suddenly and intensely
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.
- (intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise.
- (transitive, figuratively) To issue as a denunciation.
- (figurative) to act as lightning, appearing quickly and destructively
noun
verb
- criticize severely
- complain bitterly
- spread negative information about
- lay with rails
- provide with rails
- convey (goods etc.) by rails
- travel by rail or train
- fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
- enclose with rails
- separate with a railing
- (transitive, rail transport, of rolling stock) To place on a track.
- To complain violently (against, about).
- (transitive, slang, drugs) To snort a line of powdered drugs.
- (transitive) To enclose with rails or a railing.
- (intransitive) To travel by railway.
- (transitive, vulgar, slang) To sexually penetrate in a rough manner.
- (transitive) To range in a line.
noun
- any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
- a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- short for railway
- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
- A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
- (drugs) A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).
- A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
- (electronics) A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
- (surfing) One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
- (backgammon) The raised edge of the game board.
- (Internet) A vertical section on one side of a web page.
- Each of two vertical side bars supporting the rungs of a ladder.
verb
- To beat mercilessly.
- (computing) In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
- (software) To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.
- To defeat utterly.
- To thresh.
- To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
- move or stir about violently
- dance the slam dance
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
noun
noun
- An instance of being severely admonished, criticized, roasted.
- A meal consisting of roast foods.
- A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes.
- (slang) A creative insult as a response to something someone said.
- A piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
- The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.
- (Canada, US) A social event at which food is roasted and eaten.
- negative criticism
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
adj
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To admonish someone vigorously.
- To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
- (transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
- (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
- (metalworking) To dissipate the volatile parts of by heat, as ores.
- (transitive) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
- (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
- cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
- subject to laughter or ridicule
verb
- (transitive, slang) To reprimand severely.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform cunnilingus or anilingus.
- (transitive) To erode or encroach upon by gradually consuming.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, out.
- (intransitive) To dine at a restaurant or such public place.
- eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
noun
noun
- A severe or violent censure or reproach.
- Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.
- A harsh or reproachful accusation.
- An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
adj
noun
adj
adj
- (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.
- (figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible.
- (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
- Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
- sheathed in iron plates for protection
- without flaws or loopholes
- inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
noun
- A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
- (military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
- A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
adj
noun
- An instance of being severely admonished, criticized, roasted.
- A meal consisting of roast foods.
- A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes.
- (slang) A creative insult as a response to something someone said.
- A piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
- The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.
- (Canada, US) A social event at which food is roasted and eaten.
- negative criticism
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
adj
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To admonish someone vigorously.
- To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
- (transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
- (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
- (metalworking) To dissipate the volatile parts of by heat, as ores.
- (transitive) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
- (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
- cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
- subject to laughter or ridicule
noun
noun
- A severe or violent censure or reproach.
- Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.
- A harsh or reproachful accusation.
- An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
adj
noun
adj
verb
- To scold (someone) harshly; to chastise, to excoriate, to lambaste.
- (film) To provide synchronization information about (a scene, take, etc., of a film recording) using a slate (noun etymology 1 sense 2.3.1).
- (chiefly US, figurative) To expect (something) with a (strong) degree of certainty; to anticipate, to predict.
- (chiefly US, figurative) To appoint or designate (someone or something); also, to nominate or propose (someone or something); specifically (politics), to nominate or propose (a candidate) for an office.
- To cover a building, or part of a building with slates (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1).
- To cover (a building, or part of a building such as a floor or roof) with slates (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1).
- (film) To provide a film recording with synchronization information, especially using a slate (noun etymology 1 sense 2.3.1).
- (originally and chiefly Ireland, slang) To beat or thrash (someone) harshly.
- (leatherworking) To scrape (an animal hide) with a slater (“blade originally made of slate”) to remove hairs.
- To set (one or more dogs) on a person or animal; to sic.
- (chiefly UK) To criticize or critique (an author or a work) harshly; to castigate.
- (chiefly US, figurative) To plan or schedule (something).
- (military slang) To treat (an enemy) harshly.
- To set one or more dogs on (a person or animal).
- enter on a list or slate for an election
- designate or schedule
- cover with slate
adj
noun
- A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a tile for flooring, roofing, etc.; (uncountable) such tiles collectively, or the material from which they are made.
- (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate (etymology 1 sense 4).
- (chiefly politics) A group or list of candidates for appointment or election to an office; also, a group of candidates or electors with affiliated political views.
- A sequentially numbered session of recording a film.
- A generally rectangular piece, originally of certain types of stone and now of other materials, often in a frame, used for writing on with a thin rod of the same or another stone (a slate pencil) or with chalk; a small chalkboard.
- (film) A collection of films released during a certain period, either from one studio or from a certain film industry (such as Hollywood) as a whole.
- (uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
- Information about a film recording which is inserted at the start of the recording, or printed on a videotape label etc.
- A record, for example, of money owed.
- (computing) Synonym of tablet computer (“a hand-held portable computer in the form of a tablet with a touch screen interface”).
- A range of things; also, a schedule.
- A piece of other material used as a roofing tile.
- a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
- thin layers of rock used for roofing
- (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
verb
- punish severely; excoriate
- whip
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- To drive, or force (a person, an animal, etc.) to move, with or as if with a scourge or whip.
- To cause (someone or something) persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble; to afflict, to torment.
- (Scotland, agriculture) Of a crop or a farmer: to deplete the fertility of (land or soil).
- To punish (a person, an animal, etc.); to chastise.
- To strike (a person, an animal, etc.) with a scourge (noun etymology 1 sense 1) or whip; to flog, to whip.
noun
- something causing misery or death
- a whip used to inflict punishment
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- (weaponry, chiefly historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
- A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
- A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
verb
- criticize severely
- cause to explode violently and with loud noise
- come on suddenly and intensely
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.
- (intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise.
- (transitive, figuratively) To issue as a denunciation.
- (figurative) to act as lightning, appearing quickly and destructively
noun
verb
- criticize severely
- complain bitterly
- spread negative information about
- lay with rails
- provide with rails
- convey (goods etc.) by rails
- travel by rail or train
- fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
- enclose with rails
- separate with a railing
- (transitive, rail transport, of rolling stock) To place on a track.
- To complain violently (against, about).
- (transitive, slang, drugs) To snort a line of powdered drugs.
- (transitive) To enclose with rails or a railing.
- (intransitive) To travel by railway.
- (transitive, vulgar, slang) To sexually penetrate in a rough manner.
- (transitive) To range in a line.
noun
- any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
- a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- short for railway
- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
- A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
- (drugs) A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).
- A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
- (electronics) A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
- (surfing) One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
- (backgammon) The raised edge of the game board.
- (Internet) A vertical section on one side of a web page.
- Each of two vertical side bars supporting the rungs of a ladder.
verb
- To beat mercilessly.
- (computing) In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
- (software) To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.
- To defeat utterly.
- To thresh.
- To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
- move or stir about violently
- dance the slam dance
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
noun
verb
- (transitive, slang) To reprimand severely.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform cunnilingus or anilingus.
- (transitive) To erode or encroach upon by gradually consuming.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, out.
- (intransitive) To dine at a restaurant or such public place.
- eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
adj
- Severe in discipline.
- (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
- Tense; not relaxed.
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- (of rules) stringently enforced
- severe and unremitting in making demands
- characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
- incapable of compromise or flexibility
- rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
adj
- punishingly harsh
- Harsh; unrelenting.
- disagreeably direct and precise
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
- (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
- Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
- Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
- Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
- Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
adj
adj
- (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.
- (figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible.
- (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
- Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
- sheathed in iron plates for protection
- without flaws or loopholes
- inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
noun
- A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
- (military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
- A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor