punish with



punish someone with something

to use something to discipline someone. The captain punished the sailor with the lash. Sally threatened to punish Timmy with a spanking.
See also: punish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KiaKEE-ahSwedish
Matko-Croatian
CosticĂkos-TEE-kəRomanian
Shekhar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati
ChesleyCHES-leeEnglish
LÉA-French