call on the carpet vs rag

rag vs call on the carpet

call on the carpet is not a noun while rag is a noun.

call on the carpet and rag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call on the carpet	No	No	Yes	No
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call on the carpet and rag are synonyms defined as:

call on the carpet and rag: censure severely or angrily

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

call on the carpet (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

call on the carpet (verb)	rag (verb)
censure severely or angrily	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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