To castigate; to severely scold or censure (someone).
To punish (someone), especially by corporal punishment.
To lightly criticize or correct (someone).
To preach, to berate, to scold.
To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
a class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1)
A berating or scolding.
A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.