brush down vs rag

rag vs brush down

brush down is not a noun while rag is a noun.

brush down and rag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brush down	No	No	Yes	No
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rag is a hypernym of brush down; that is, rag is a word with a broader meaning than brush down:

brush down: reprimand
rag: censure severely or angrily

Other hypernyms of brush down include bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce.

brush down (noun)	rag (noun)
	a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
	a small piece of cloth
	newspaper with half-size pages
	music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
	a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

brush down (verb)	rag (verb)
reprimand	break into lumps before sorting
	censure severely or angrily
	harass with persistent criticism or carping
	play in ragtime
	treat cruelly
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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