"lambaste" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /læmˈbeɪst/ [UK, US], /læmˈbæst/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-lambaste.ogg Forms: lambastes [present, singular, third-person], lambasting [participle, present], lambasted [participle, past], lambasted [past]
Rhymes: -eɪst, -æst Etymology: First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lam|baste|gloss1=beat|gloss2=beat}} lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} lambaste (third-person singular simple present lambastes, present participle lambasting, simple past and past participle lambasted)
  1. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. Synonyms: berate, scold, tell off, criticize Translations (to scold or verbally reprimand): tabuga (Bikol Central), наругавам (narugavam) (Bulgarian), нахоквам (nahokvam) (Bulgarian), kritizovat [imperfective] (Czech), zkritizovat [perfective] (Czech), napadat [imperfective] (Czech), berispen (Dutch), uitschelden (Dutch), afkraken (Dutch), läksyttää (Finnish), haukkua (Finnish), ojentaa (Finnish), blamer (French), reprimander (French), gronder (French), criticar (Galician), censurar (Galician), reprobar (Galician), beschimpfen (German), zurechtweisen (German), schelten (German), ermahnen (German), angreifen (German), attackieren (German), skjelle ut (Norwegian), به باد انتقاد گرفتن (be bâd-e enteqâd gereftan) (Persian), раскритикова́ть (raskritikovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), обруга́ть (obrugátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), отчита́ть (otčitátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), вздрю́чить (vzdrjúčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), reprender (Spanish), vituperar (Spanish), skälla ut (Swedish)
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  2. (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely. Tags: dated Synonyms: beat, hit, thrash, hit Translations (to give a thrashing to): напердашвам (naperdašvam) (Bulgarian), 痛打 (tòngdǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), bít [imperfective] (Czech), zbít [perfective] (Czech), mlátit [imperfective] (Czech), zmlátit [perfective] (Czech), iemand aframmelen (Dutch), iemand een pandoering geven (Dutch), pieksää (Finnish), kurittaa (Finnish), tabasser (French), rouer de coups (French), battre quelqu’un (French), verdreschen (German), verprügeln (German), vermöbeln (German), fertigmachen (German), fertig machen (German), поколоти́ть (pokolotítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), отлупи́ть (otlupítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), отдуба́сить (otdubásitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), вздрю́чить (vzdrjúčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), зада́ть трёпку (zadátʹ trjópku) [perfective] (Russian), klå upp (Swedish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lambast [UK], lamblast [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.",
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        {
          "ref": "2008 January 21, James Carroll, “Carroll: Islamofascism's ill political wind”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "It braces the talk not only of pundits, but of all the major Republican candidates - from the tough guy at one end, Rudy Giuliani, who lambastes Democrats for not using the word or its equivalent, to the \"nice\" candidate at the other end, Mike Huckabee, who defines Islamofascism as \"the greatest threat this country [has] ever faced.\"",
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          "ref": "2013 January 19, Paul Harris, “Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Indeed, part of the problem was that Armstrong was rowing back on so much previous behaviour and years of aggressive lambasting of reporters, officials and team-mates who had claimed he was doping. \"I don't forgive Lance Armstrong, who lied to me in two interviews. And I suspect most of America won't, either,\" Kurtz wrote.",
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          "ref": "2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3:",
          "text": "Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government.",
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "blamer"
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "criticar"
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          "word": "reprobar"
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          "word": "beschimpfen"
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          "word": "zurechtweisen"
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          "word": "ermahnen"
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "angreifen"
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "attackieren"
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "skjelle ut"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "be bâd-e enteqâd gereftan",
          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "به باد انتقاد گرفتن"
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          "roman": "raskritikovátʹ",
          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "word": "раскритикова́ть"
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          "roman": "obrugátʹ",
          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "word": "обруга́ть"
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          "roman": "otčitátʹ",
          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "roman": "vzdrjúčitʹ",
          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "word": "вздрю́чить"
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "reprender"
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
          "word": "vituperar"
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          "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
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          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
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          "word": "battre quelqu’un"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
          "word": "verprügeln"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
          "word": "vermöbeln"
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          "word": "fertigmachen"
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          "word": "fertig machen"
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          "roman": "pokolotítʹ",
          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
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          "roman": "otlupítʹ",
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          "word": "отлупи́ть"
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          "roman": "otdubásitʹ",
          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
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          "word": "отдуба́сить"
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          "roman": "vzdrjúčitʹ",
          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
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          "word": "вздрю́чить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zadátʹ trjópku",
          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "зада́ть трёпку"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
          "word": "klå upp"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/læmˈbæst/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-eɪst"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æst"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "lambast"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "lamblast"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lambaste"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:English/æst",
    "Rhymes:English/æst/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bikol Central translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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      "name": "compound"
    }
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "lambasting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "lambasted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "lambasted",
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        "past"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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          "text": "The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 January 21, James Carroll, “Carroll: Islamofascism's ill political wind”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "It braces the talk not only of pundits, but of all the major Republican candidates - from the tough guy at one end, Rudy Giuliani, who lambastes Democrats for not using the word or its equivalent, to the \"nice\" candidate at the other end, Mike Huckabee, who defines Islamofascism as \"the greatest threat this country [has] ever faced.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 January 19, Paul Harris, “Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Indeed, part of the problem was that Armstrong was rowing back on so much previous behaviour and years of aggressive lambasting of reporters, officials and team-mates who had claimed he was doping. \"I don't forgive Lance Armstrong, who lied to me in two interviews. And I suspect most of America won't, either,\" Kurtz wrote.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3:",
          "text": "Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly."
      ],
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          "scold",
          "scold"
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        [
          "reprimand",
          "reprimand"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "berate"
        },
        {
          "word": "scold"
        },
        {
          "word": "tell off"
        },
        {
          "word": "criticize"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To give a thrashing to; to beat severely."
      ],
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        [
          "thrash",
          "thrash"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in UK English but not US English"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beat"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit"
        },
        {
          "word": "thrash"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "dated"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læmˈbeɪst/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/læmˈbæst/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/En-us-lambaste.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪst"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æst"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "lambast"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "lamblast"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "tabuga"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "narugavam",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "наругавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nahokvam",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "нахоквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "kritizovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zkritizovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "napadat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "berispen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "uitschelden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "afkraken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "läksyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "haukkua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "ojentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "blamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "reprimander"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "gronder"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "criticar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "censurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "reprobar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "beschimpfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "zurechtweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "schelten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "ermahnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "angreifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "attackieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "skjelle ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "be bâd-e enteqâd gereftan",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "به باد انتقاد گرفتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskritikovátʹ",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "раскритикова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obrugátʹ",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обруга́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otčitátʹ",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отчита́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzdrjúčitʹ",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вздрю́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "reprender"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "vituperar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to scold or verbally reprimand",
      "word": "skälla ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naperdašvam",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "напердашвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tòngdǎ",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "痛打"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "bít"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zbít"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "mlátit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zmlátit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "iemand aframmelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "iemand een pandoering geven"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "pieksää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "kurittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "tabasser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "rouer de coups"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "battre quelqu’un"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "verdreschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "verprügeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "vermöbeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "fertigmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "fertig machen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokolotítʹ",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поколоти́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otlupítʹ",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отлупи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otdubásitʹ",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отдуба́сить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzdrjúčitʹ",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вздрю́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadátʹ trjópku",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зада́ть трёпку"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give a thrashing to",
      "word": "klå upp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lambaste"
}

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