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chew up vs brush down

brush down vs chew up

chew up and brush down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chew up No No Yes No
brush down No No Yes No
As verbs, brush down is a hyponym of chew up; that is, brush down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chew up:
  • chew up: censure severely or angrily
  • brush down: reprimand
Other hyponyms of chew up include castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off.
chew up (verb) brush down (verb)
censure severely or angrily reprimand
Difference between chew up and brush down

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