4
baste(verb, break, beat, separate, criticize)
4
blister(verb, cut, attack, criticize, censure)
4
bring to book(verb, expression, idiom)
4
call
4
call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
convict(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
4
decry(verb, attack, sound, criticize, censure)
4
disapprove(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn)
4
lecture(verb, charge, hurt, oppose, dismiss)
4
pillory(verb, criticize, censure, punish)
4
put down(verb, expression, attack, sound, criticize)
4
roast(verb, charge, attack, criticize, strike)
4
scarify(verb, cut, attack, criticize, score)
4
scorn(verb, abuse, criticize, condemn, fault)
4
sentence(verb, attack, hurt, dismiss, correct)
4
skin alive(verb, expression, censure, condemn, blame)
4
slap(verb, break, cut, beat, attack)
4
subdue(verb, defeat, overcome, correct, overwhelm)
4
trounce(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
3
blast(verb, charge, attack, criticize, censure)
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