Reverse Dictionary: CHASTISE

ADJECTIVES
► CASTIGABLE able to be chastised; deserving of chastisement → 1716 obs.
► CASTIGATIVE chastising, corrective, punitive → 1641
► CASTIGATORY chastising, corrective, punitive → 1613
► SCOUTHERIN’ chastising, threatening, rebuking → 1874 Sc.

NOUNS
► AWMAN chastisement, a thrashing → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► BACKSIDING chastising, denigrating, punishing → 1997 Black British sl.
► BOLLOCKING a severe telling-off, chastisement, a dressing-down → 1987 UK sl.
► CASTIGATION chastisement, corrective punishment or discipline, correction, chastening → c1397 obs.
► CASTIGATORY an instrument of chastisement → c1640 obs.
► DICTION chastisement, punishment, scolding; generally used in plural → 1924 Sc.
► DOSE chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DRESS-DOWN chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DRESSING-DOWN chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GOING-OVER chastisement, a reprimand or instance of reprimanding → 1872 sl., orig. US
► GOOD TRIMMING chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GRUELLING chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JESSE ► JESSIE ► JESSY chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LEATHERS a thrashing, chastisement → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NAUPING chastisement, a thrashing, a cudgelling → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NICTION chastisement, punishment, scolding; generally used in plural → 1924 Sc.
► OVERHAULING chastisement, a reprimand; a scolding; a thrashing → 1833 Amer. dial.
► OVERHAULING AND GOING-OVER chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► ROYAL TRIMMING  chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SCOUDRUM chastisement → 1825 Sc.
► SHELLACKING chastisement → 1880 sl.
► TOCO ► TOKO chastisement, corporal punishment → 1823 sl.
► TRIMMING chastisement, a sharp scolding; a drubbing, beating, or thrashing → 1899 Amer. dial.
► WHAT-FOR chastisement, punishment, trouble, a fuss; a reprimand or instance of reprimanding → 1873 sl.
► WORKING-OVER ► WORK-OVER chastisement → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► YARD a means or instrument of punishment; hence, punishment, chastisement → a1225 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► HECKLER a good fighter; one who chastises → 1824 Sc.

VERBS
► AFFLICT to chastise; to humble one’s soul → 1561 obs.
► ANOINT to chastise by word or act; to flog, to beat, to thrash → c1500
► BAG ON to chastise → 1994 sl. (Bk.)
► BELACE to chastise with a strap; to beat with stripes → 1736 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► BESWINK to chastise → c1175 obs.
► BOLLOCK to chastise, to scold severely, to dress down → E20 UK sl.
► CASTE to chastise; to chasten → c1200 obs.
► CATECHIZE to scold, to reprimand; to punish, to chastise → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CAWK to flog, to beat, to chastise → 1889 Eng. dial.
► COBNOBBLE to chastise; to correct; to beat, to strike; to knock on the head → 1826 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CORRIGE to chastise; to correct, to punish → c1374 obs.
► DASH ON TO to chastise → 1979 UK sl.
► EAT OUT to chastise verbally; to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate someone → 1944 US sl., esp. military usage
► FEASE to beat, to chastise → 1870 Eng. dial.
► FEATHER to beat, to chastise → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► FETTLE to beat, to chastise, to punish; to kill, to overcome, to ‘finish’ → 1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FIGHT to chastise → 1837 Amer. dial. obs.
► FLEECE to thrash, to beat, to chastise → 1899 Amer. dial.
► GET ONE’S TAG to chastise or whip one; to disconcert or reprove severely → 1908 Amer. dial.
► GET ONE’S THUDS to be chastised, punished, or beaten → 1887 Sc.
► GOWDLE to punish, to chastise → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HECKLE to chastise, to scold → E19 Eng. dial.
► LALLOP to chastise; to beat, to strike → 1890 Eng. dial.
► LAMPAY to chastise; to beat; chiefly applied to children → 1783 Eng. dial.
► MALAVOGUE to chastise; to beat; to punish in some dire but undefined way → 1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
► MURDER to chastise or punish severely; to reprimand violently → 1839 colloq.
► NEIVE to chastise; to hit with the fists → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NOINT to chastise by word or act; to beat, to thrash → 1843 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► ORDER to chastise; to correct, to punish; to inflict disciplinary punishment on → 1526 obs.
► PALMIE to chastise on the palm of the hand; to administer ‘palmies’ → 1825 Sc.
► PANDIE ► PANDY to chastise; to punish → 1895 Sc.
► PARE to chastise; to thrash, to beat → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PAY to chastise; to beat, to thrash → 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► PIN SOMEONE’S EARS BACK to chastise soundly; to give a person a sound beating; to defeat a person utterly → 1941 Amer. sl.
► POP to chastise; to beat, to drub, to belabour → 1822 Sc.
► QUANT to chastise; to thrash → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAWHIDE to chastise verbally; to scold → 1948 Amer. dial.
► READ ONE’S BEADS to chastise, to berate, to attack someone verbally → 1950s homosexual sl.
► READ THE DOG-LAW to chastise; to scold, to read the riot act, to reprimand, to upbraid → 1903 Amer. dial.
► RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING to chastise; to punish; to whip; to beat severely → 1906 Amer. dial.
► SCHOOL to chastise; to correct, to rebuke, to scold → 1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SCOUCE to chastise; to beat with the hand; to box the ears → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCOUTHER to chastise; to reprove or correct severely; to blister with rebuke → 1825 Sc.
► SHINGLE to chastise a child → 1859 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SMEAR to defeat; to chastise → 1914 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► SNATCH BALDHBEADED to treat with severity; to chastise corporally → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SWINGE to chastise, to castigate → 1560 obs.
► TAKE THROUGH HANDS to chastise; to reprimand → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THRUM to chastise; to beat; to flog → 1905 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► TICKLE to chastise; to beat → 1592
► TWINK to chastise; to blame; to find fault with → 1747 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► WARM ONE’S ONION to chastise; to punish → 19C Eng. dial.
► WHIP to chastise; to vex, to torment; to punish, to administer severe satire or reproof to; to castigate → 1530