trounce

Meanings

• beat severely with a whip or rod
  • "The children were severely trounced"
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
• censure severely or angrily

Synonyms

bawl out, beat, beat out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, crush, dress down, flog, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lash, lather, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, shell, slash, strap, take to task, vanquish, welt, whip