Hypernyms for "knock"

admonish assail assault attack bawl out belabor belabour belittle berate blame blast call down call on the carpet censure chew out chew up chide come down criminate crucify denounce deplore disparage dress down find fault harsh on have words jaw lambast lambaste lash out lecture nitpick pick pick at pillory rag rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprimand reproof reprove round savage scold snipe take to task trounce