Australian English Meaning of keelhaul
keelhaul
Other Australian English words related to keelhaul
- blame
- lecture
- Reprimand
- scold
- admonish
- Baste
- give someone a dressing down
- tell off
- Call down
- castigate
- chastise
- chew out
- criticise
- Dress down
- fault
- flay
- hammer
- jaw
- lambaste
- lambast
- to criticize severely
- mock
- rag
- rate
- Rebuke
- reproach
- score
- Take to task
- scold
- rail (at or against)
- rant (at)
- read the riot act (to)
- (to give a dressing-down)
- tell off
- Abuse
- belittle
- blast
- censure
- scold
- condemn
- crucify
- denounce
- dis
- disparage
- diss
- excoriate
- harangue
- knock
- Lash
- pan
- put down
- Reprimand
- Reprove
- revile
- ridicule
- scoff
- contempt
- scourge
- slam
- vilify
- bad-mouth
- Lace (into)
- remonstrate (with)
Nearest Words of keelhaul
Definitions and Meaning of keelhaul in English
keelhaul (v. i.)
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.
FAQs About the word keelhaul
keelhaul
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.
blame,lecture,Reprimand,scold,admonish,Baste,give someone a dressing down,tell off,Call down,castigate
approve,Endorse,endorse,sanction,Praise,extol,Praise,extol
keelfat => blubber, keeler => keeler, keeled garlic => Keeled garlic, keeled => keeled, keelboat => Keelboat,
