verb
Meaning 1
To punish or subdue someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: have someone's head, nail someone to the wall, tan someone's hide, amerce, castigate, chasten, chastise, come down on, correct, fix someone's wagon, have someone's guts for garters, have someone's hide, give it to someone, give someone what for, give what for, gruel, malavogue, penalize, penance, punish, tar out, teach someone a lesson
Antonyms: none provided