bɪˈɹeɪt tʃaɪd kɹʌʃ d͡ʒɔː d͡ʒɔ læmˈbæst ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ ɹiˈbjuːk ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd skəʊld skoʊld ʃɛl stɹæp ˈvæŋkwɪʃ wɪp 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 come out better in a competition, race, or conflict Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship We beat the competition Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game beat severely with a whip or rod The teacher often flogged the students The children were severely trounced