criticizing (verb)
1put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …
2put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …
3beat up — verb 1. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students • Syn: ↑beat, ↑work over • Derivationally… …
4mouth off — verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner • Syn: ↑rant, ↑jabber, ↑spout, ↑rabbit on, ↑rave • Derivationally related forms: ↑raver (for: ↑ …
5pour — verb 1 LIQUID (T) to make a liquid or a substance such as salt or sand flow out of or into a container: pour sth into/out/down etc: Kim poured some water into a glass. | You might as well pour the oil down the drain. | pour sb sth: Why don t you… …
6get off someone's back — verb To cease pestering or criticizing someone, i.e. to leave them alone …
7bombard — verb (T) 1 to attack a place by firing a lot of guns or throwing bombs continuously at it: British ships began bombarding the port of Alexandria. 2 to continue asking someone a lot of questions criticizing them, or giving them a lot of… …
8deflect — verb 1 (I, T) to turn in a different direction, especially after hitting something else, or to make something do this: The waves are deflected by the lifeboat s high narrow bows. 2 deflect attention/criticism/anger etc to stop people criticizing… …
9divert — verb (T) 1 to change the direction or purpose of something: diverted traffic | divert sth into: The company should divert more resources into research. 2 divert attention/criticism etc to stop people from paying attention to something or… …
10tolerate — verb (T) 1 to allow people to do, say, or believe something without criticizing or punishing them: We simply will not tolerate vigilante groups on our streets. 2 to be able to accept something unpleasant or difficult, even though you do not like… …
