Definition of 'lecture'

Noun

1. a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
      Synonyms: public lecture talk
2. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
      Synonyms: speech talking to
3. teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
      Synonyms: lecturing

Verb

1. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
      Synonyms: talk
2. 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"
      Synonyms: call on the carpet take to task rebuke rag trounce reproof reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast

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