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call down vs brush down

brush down vs call down

call down and brush down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
call down No No Yes No
brush down No No Yes No
As verbs, brush down is a hyponym of call down; that is, brush down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than call down:
  • call down: censure severely or angrily
  • brush down: reprimand
Other hyponyms of call down include castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off.
call down (verb) brush down (verb)
censure severely or angrily reprimand
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Difference between call down and brush down

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