[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lambast \lambast"\, v. t.
   same as lambaste.
   wordnet 1.5
see also:
lambaste 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lambast
     v 1: beat with a cane syn: cane, flog, lambaste
     2: censure severely or angrily; "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" syn: call on the carpet, rebuke,
        rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw,
         dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl
        out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words,
        lambaste
see also:
cane flog lambaste call on the carpet rebuke rag 
trounce reproof lecture reprimand jaw 
dress down call down scold chide berate 
bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words 

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