Meaning of けんつく in Japanese

Definition of けんつく

けんつく(kentsuku) 【剣突く ·剣突】

(n) rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down →Related words: 剣突を食わす

けんつくをくわす(kentsukuwokuwasu) 【けんつくを食わす ·剣突を食わす】

けんつくをくわせる(kentsukuwokuwaseru) 【けんつくを食わせる ·剣突を食わせる】

(exp, v1) to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles