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bawl out vs brush down

brush down vs bawl out

bawl out and brush down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bawl out No No Yes No
brush down No No Yes No
As verbs, brush down is a hyponym of bawl out; that is, brush down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bawl out:
  • bawl out: censure severely or angrily
  • brush down: reprimand
Other hyponyms of bawl out include castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off.
bawl out (verb) brush down (verb)
censure severely or angrily reprimand
Difference between bawl out and brush down

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