lecture in WordNet English dictionary

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

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