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Verb Concept
EN
call on the carpet  take to task  rebuke  rag  trounce  bawl out
EN
Censure severely or angrily WordNet 3.0
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Censure severely or angrily WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To censure severely or angrily. OmegaWiki
To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily. Wiktionary
Reprimand. Wiktionary (translation)
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The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
knock
HAS KIND
tell off
chastise
DERIVATION
chiding
scold
lecture
rebuke
upbraider
WordNet 3.0
EN
call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
Open English WordNet
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call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
Wiktionary
EN
call on the carpet
OmegaWiki
EN
chide, dress down
VerbAtlas
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