See lash in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To punish with blows or lashes:
beat, flog, hide2, thrash, whip. (Informal) trim. (Slang) lay into, lick. See attack, rewardTo criticize harshly and devastatingly:
blister, drub, excoriate, flay, rip into, scarify1, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash. (Informal) roast. (Slang) slam. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise
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