bawl out

bawl out
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. reprimand, reprove.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. reprimand, berate, upbraid, chew out*; see scold .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
Sl. see scold
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. Informal. To reprimand loudly or harshly: berate, rate2. Informal: tell off. Idioms: give hell to, give it to. See ATTACK. 2. Informal. To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal: lambaste. Slang: chew out. Idioms: call on the carpet, let someone have it, haul (or rake) over the coals, bring (or call or take) to task. See ATTACK, PRAISE.

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