metesomethingout
phrasal verbwithmeteverbuk/miːt/us/miːt/present participlemeting|past tense and past participlemeted
formalto give ororderapunishmentor make someonereceivecruelorunfairtreatment:
In the past,schoolteachersregularlymeted outphysicalpunishmenttotheirpupils.
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw dealidiom
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization