Baste and Knock

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Baste verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings

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Knock and baste are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knock" instead a verb "Baste".

Knock verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.

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Baste and knock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Baste" instead a verb "Knock".

Nearby Words: knocked, knockout, knockdown, knocking, knocker

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