| berate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| ~ brush down, tell off | reprimand.; "She told the misbehaving student off" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| soap | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. soap | a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats. |
| ~ bar soap | soap in the form of a bar. |
| ~ castile soap | a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide. |
| ~ cleaner, cleanser, cleansing agent | a preparation used in cleaning something. |
| ~ liquid soap | soap in liquid form. |
| ~ leather soap, saddle soap | a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather. |
| ~ soap flakes | soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster. |
| ~ built-soap powder, soap powder, washing powder | soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders. |
| ~ green soap, soft soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases. |
| ~ bath soap, face soap, toilet soap | soap used as a toiletry. |
| n. (possession) | 2. soap | money offered as a bribe. |
| ~ bribe, payoff | payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. easy lay, georgia home boy, goop, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, max, scoop, soap | street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate. |
| ~ gamma hydroxybutyrate, ghb | a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape. |
| v. (body) | 4. lather, soap | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning. |
| ~ cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
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