English

Verb

to bawl out ‎(phrasal verb)

1. (idiomatic) To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.

   After a mistake like that, there wasn't much to do besides bawl out the offender and clean up.

2. (idiomatic) To have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.
3. Alternative spelling of ball out

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:argument

See also

• row (2)