to read
- verb
- /rɛd/
- Offensive
- I had your ass read at the parking lot.
- read the riot act
- get read
Examples
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Please, anyone else reading this post, take a look at what kind of idiot this guy is.
Blog text (13) -
Next time, say what you want to so I don't have to read your angry shit!
Blog text (5) -
But the comments were reading me because they were like girl what?
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I mean yeah you are dude, read the fucking room.
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I'm reading you like a book.
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I read you loud and clear, sweetie.
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Reading you like a menu, son.
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Frankly, that is the best insult I have ever read in my life.
Blog text (2) -
You really are the dumbest person I've ever read here on this blog, and that includes Kenny.
Blog text (4) -
When he heard my critique, he quickly realized I was about to read him for his careless mistakes.
Synonyms
Strongly insult someone in front of others to embarrass them
To call someone many rude names
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To understand what someone means without them saying it directly
- Informal
To notice how people in a group feel and act and change what you say or do
- Formal
Prepared while someone speaks the words and not checked by the writer, often containing mistakes
- Jargon
To look at the slope and surface of a golf green to decide how to hit a putt
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A small computer chip that holds information you can use but cannot change
- Specialized
A chip you clear with ultraviolet light and then write new information on it
- Archaic
A way of natural childbirth that uses education and breathing to reduce pain and help you relax
- Archaic
A way of giving birth that treats labor as normal and uses teaching, breathing, and relaxation to reduce pain
- Specialized
A part of a computer where information can be looked at but not changed
How Harsh
- Offensive
- Offensive
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang sense of read ('to criticize sharply') is to think of 'reading someone like a book' and pointing out their faults aloud.