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Synonyms
lam·baste (lăm-bāst́)

[Perhaps lam1, + baste3.]

transitive verb: -bast·ed, -bast·ing, -bastes. 

Informal
  1. To give a thrashing to; beat. See synonyms at beat
  2. To scold sharply; berate.