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call down - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
call down
Definition
(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Synonyms
:
arouse
,
bring up
,
call forth
,
conjure
,
conjure up
,
evoke
,
invoke
,
put forward
,
raise
,
stir
Example Sentence
raise the specter of unemployment
he conjured wild birds in the air
call down the spirits from the mountain
Definition
(verb) censure severely or angrily
Synonyms
:
bawl out
,
berate
,
call on the carpet
,
chew out
,
chew up
,
chide
,
dress down
,
have words
,
jaw
,
lambast
,
lambaste
,
lecture
,
rag
,
rebuke
,
remonstrate
,
reprimand
,
reproof
,
scold
,
take to task
,
trounce
Example Sentence
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
Word used in video below:
text: Call mom! Call mom!
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