chew out vs brush down

brush down vs chew out

chew out and brush down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chew out	No	No	Yes	No
brush down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, brush down is a hyponym of chew out; that is, brush down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chew out:

chew out: censure severely or angrily
brush down: reprimand

Other hyponyms of chew out include castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off.

chew out (verb)	brush down (verb)
censure severely or angrily	reprimand

Difference between chew out and brush down

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