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• Berates, reproves
• Censures, berates
• Admonishes sharply or severely
• Tells off, rebukes
• Reprimands, tells off harshly
• Rebukes, tells off
• Holds responsible for fault or misdeed
• Expresses strong disapproval of
• Censures severely or angrily
• 'Knocks, on the door say (4)'
• Expresses sharp disapproval
• Deems to be responsible for a misdeed
• That's the way one knocks this back a yard
• Such women get heated, but not inside
• Reprimands one for such lack of heating in the ship