| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Slang. Words expressive of strong disapproval: admonishment, admonition, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding. See PRAISE. 2. Slang. A judicial decision, especially one setting the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted person: judgment, sentence. See LAW. 3. The sound made by a light blow: knock, tap1. See SOUNDS. | | VERB: | 1. To find fault with: blame, censure, criticize, fault. Informal : cut up, pan. Slang : knock. See PRAISE. 2. To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal : bawl out, lambaste. Slang : chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See ATTACK, PRAISE. 3. To make a noise by striking: knock, tap1. See SOUNDS. | | PHRASAL VERB: | rap out To speak suddenly or sharply, as from surprise or emotion: blurt (out), burst out, cry (out), ejaculate, exclaim. See WORDS.
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