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lam|bast — «lam BAST», transitive verb. Informal. lambaste … Useful english dictionary
bast — bast; bast·en; bast·naes·ite; bom·bast·er; bast·er; bom·bast; bast·näs·ite; lam·bast; … English syllables
lam — adul·lam·ite; am·ba·lam; ba·lam; bal·lam; bed·lam·er; ca·lam·i·tous; ca·lam·i·ty; cho·lam; clal·lam; cyc·lam·mo·ni·um; ep·i·tha·lam·ic; hy·lam; is·lam; is·lam·ic; is·lam·ics; is·lam·ism; is·lam·ist; is·lam·ite; is·lam·it·ic; is·lam·iza·tion;… … English syllables
lam|baste — «lam BAYST», transitive verb, bast|ed, bast|ing. Informal. 1. to strike again and again; beat severely; thrash: »The Queen and husband Philip spent the night at Government House, watched the traditional…drummers lambasting their three foot drums… … Useful english dictionary
lambast — lam·bast … English syllables
lambast — lam|bast lambaste [ˈlæmbæst] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from lam to hit ( LAM) + baste] to criticize someone or something very strongly, usually in public = ↑slate ▪ Democrats lambasted the President s budget plan for being… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lambaste — lam•baste or lam•bast [[t]læmˈbeɪst, ˈbæst[/t]] v. t. Informal. 1) to beat or whip severely 2) to reprimand harshly; berate • Etymology: 1630–40; appar. lam+baste III … From formal English to slang
lambast — lam|bast [ læm bæst ] verb transitive MAINLY JOURNALISM to criticize someone angrily, especially in a newspaper article or speech: lambast someone for (doing) something: The administration was lambasted for failing to respond immediately to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lambaste — /læmˈbeɪst / (say lam bayst) verb (t) (lambasted, lambasting) 1. to beat severely. 2. (in sailors use) to beat with a rope s end. 3. to scold; berate. Also, lambast /læmˈbæst/ (say lam bast). {apparently from lam1 + baste3} …
lambast — lam*bast , v. t. Same as {lambaste}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
