" flays "

1: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bastes,

•  bawls out,

•  berates,

•  calls down,

•  castigates,

•  chastises,

•  chews out,

•  dresses down,

•  hammers,

•  jaws,

•  keelhauls,

•  lambastes,

•  lectures,

•  rags,

•  rails (at or against),

•  rants (at),

•  rates,

•  reams (out),

•  rebukes,

•  reprimands,

•  reproaches,

•  scolds,

•  scores,

•  tongue-lashes,

•  upbraids

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to remove the natural covering of;

  * e.g., " ... flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barks,

•  hulls,

•  husks,

•  peels,

•  shells,

•  shucks,

•  skins

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping "

•  Synonyms : 

•  baste,

•  bawl out,

•  berate,

•  call down,

•  castigate,

•  chastise,

•  chew out,

•  dress down,

•  hammer,

•  jaw,

•  keelhaul,

•  lambaste,

•  lecture,

•  rag,

•  rail (at or against),

•  rant (at),

•  rate,

•  ream (out),

•  rebuke,

•  reprimand,

•  reproach,

•  scold,

•  score,

•  tongue-lash,

•  upbraid

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to remove the natural covering of;

  * e.g., " ... flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bark,

•  hull,

•  husk,

•  peel,

•  shell,

•  shuck,

•  skin

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)