to beat or whip severely.

to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.

verb

praise , uphold

verb

assail , attack , berate , blister , bludgeon , castigate , censure , criticize , cudgel , denounce , excoriate , flay , flog , hammer , hit , lash into , pan , pelt , pound , pummel , rake over the coals * , read the riot act , rebuke , reprimand , rip into , roast , scathe , scold , scorch , scourge , shellac , slam , slap , slash , smear , smother , strike , thrash , trim , upbraid , wallop , whip , assault , baste , batter , belabor , buffet , drub , smash , thresh , admonish , call down , chastise , chide , dress down , rap , reproach , reprove , tax , (low) pommel , beat , clobber , maul , punish , slog , whop