lambast vs work over

lambast and work over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lambast	No	No	Yes	No
work over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, work over is a hypernym of lambast; that is, work over is a word with a broader meaning than lambast:

lambast: beat with a cane
work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

Other hypernyms of lambast include beat, beat up.

lambast (verb)	work over (verb)
censure severely or angrily	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
beat with a cane