keelhaul
/ˈkiːlhɔːl/verb
उच्चारण कील्हॉल
कठोर दंड देना; बुरी तरह फटकारना
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verb
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[T] ~ sb old use
to punish a sailor by pulling them under a ship from one side to the other; to criticize somebody severely
कठोर दंड देना; बुरी तरह फटकारना
- The boss keelhauled him for the mistake.
- The critics keelhauled the film's director in their reviews.
- In old stories, pirates keelhauled sailors who disobeyed orders.
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- The press keelhauled the minister for his careless remarks.
- The coach was keelhauled by fans after the heavy defeat.
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keel·haul
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Keep the scold words in order of strength: chide (mild), reprimand, rebuke, berate, castigate, keelhaul (very severe), excoriate (criticize extremely severely).
डाँटने के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: chide (हल्का), reprimand, rebuke, berate, castigate, keelhaul (बहुत कठोर), excoriate (अत्यंत कठोर आलोचना)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Today it is used figuratively to mean criticize very severely.
आज इसका प्रयोग लाक्षणिक रूप से बहुत कड़ी आलोचना के अर्थ में होता है।