trounce

[1]	flog , welt , whip , lather , lash , slash , strap
[2]	beat , beat out , crush , shell , vanquish
[3]	call on the carpet , take to task , rebuke , rag , reproof , lecture , reprimand , jaw , dress down , call down , scold , chide , berate , bawl out , remonstrate , chew out , chew up , have words , lambaste , lambast