klä upp — meaning in English

English meaning

• lambaste verb To criticize someone very strongly and angrily.
• trounce verb To hit someone hard and repeatedly.

Senses

klä upp is used for these senses in English:

• beat up (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
• dress up (intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes.
• lambaste (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
• trounce (transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.

lambaste — full definition

1. verb To criticize someone very strongly and angrily.
2. verb To hit someone hard and repeatedly.

trounce — full definition

1. verb To hit someone hard and repeatedly.
2. verb To defeat someone completely, especially by a large score in a game or contest.
3. verb To punish someone, whether by hitting them or by scolding them harshly.
4. verb (law) To take legal action against someone in order to punish them.

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