All defrock synonyms

verb defrock

• whip — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
• injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
• debar — If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
• maltreat — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
• lecture — a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
• beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
• blacklist — If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
• train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
• beat up — If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
• do in — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
• knock about — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• rough up — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
• teach a lesson — give a class, give instruction
• throw the book at — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
• release — to lease again.
• give someone the gate — a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
• show someone the door — a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
• drum out — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
• demote — If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
• responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
• kick out — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• lay off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• put away — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
• shut out — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
• pink-slip — to dismiss from a job: He will be pink-slipped next month.
• boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
• deselect — (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
• disemploy — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
• disfrock — to unfrock.
• let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
• turn away — move further from sth, sb
• wash out — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.