na. | 1. abuse; call one names; give a bad name to sb.; revile a person; swear at; mutter insults against; curse; give one a scolding; reprove sb.; tell one off; give a piece of one's mind; load sb. with insults; give sb. a good dressing down; condemn; condemnation; reprove; give [get] sb. a good wigging; give sb. the edge of one's tongue; walk into a meat-pie; take sb. to task; cuss sb. out |