call down vs tell off

call down and tell off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call down	No	No	Yes	No
tell off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tell off is a hyponym of call down; that is, tell off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than call down:

Other hyponyms of call down include castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, brush down.

call down (verb)	tell off (verb)
censure severely or angrily	reprimand
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic