transitive verb
or lam·bast (ˈ)lam|bāst, (ˈ)laam-, -baa(ə)st, -baist, -bȧst
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from lam (I) + baste (to beat)
1. : to assault violently : beat , pound , whip
nothing pleased him so much as to get a big logging chain … and go at a budmash mate and lambaste the evil spirits out of him — McClure's
give a thorough lambasting to the Japanese in the First Battle of the Philippines — P.J.Searles
2. : to administer a verbal or written thrashing to : tear into : excoriate
has been much lambasted for his ideas — Ebony
approves in principle every major administration policy and lambastes certain details — J.H.Crider
politicians who shout and fear, point with pride, and lambaste with abandon — Read Bain