1. Definition: 1. make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court"

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1. Definition: 1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"

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1. Definition: 1. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"

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1. Definition: 1. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

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1. Definition: 1. mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

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1. Definition: 1. strike violently; "slam the ball"

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1. Definition: 1. 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"

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1. Definition: 1. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

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1. Definition: 1. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

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1. Definition: 1. 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"

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1. Definition: 1. 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"

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1. Definition: 1. to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

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1. Definition: 1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

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1. Definition: 1. an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

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1. Definition: 1. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

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1. Definition: 1. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

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1. Definition: 1. 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"

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1. Definition: 1. a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"

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1. Definition: 1. rebuke formally

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1. Definition: 1. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

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