tell off

tell off
    v 1: reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" [syn:
         {tell off}, {brush down}]
    

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "tell off":
      bawl out, berate, call down, chew out, come down on, denounce,
      dress down, give it to, jaw, jump all over, jump on, rail, revile,
      speak to, talk to, tongue-lash, trim, upbraid, vituperate