English Explanatory Dictionary

give it to someone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To beat up, shoot, rob, murder, hit or provoke someone.
  2. To put up a good fight against someone.
  3. To punish, criticize or verbally abuse someone.
  4. To have sexual relations with someone; to allow someone to have sex with oneself.
  5. To give someone credit; to praise someone.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-give it to someone.wav

Word forms

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Synonyms

chastise give what for amerce castigate chasten come down on correct fix someone's wagon have someone's guts for garters have someone's head have someone's hide give it to someone give someone what for gruel malavogue nail someone to the wall penalize penance punish tan someone's hide tar out teach someone a lesson hand it to someone
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