An address or form of oral communication in which a speaker makes his thoughts and emotions known before an audience, often for a given purpose.
(Source: RHW)
To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to another person.
A spoken lesson about a particular subject.
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering the stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic
a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father''s idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
