Defenition of the word call on the carpet

• Defenition of the word call on the carpet

  • censure severely or angrily; "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"
  • censure severely or angrily

Hyponyms for the word call on the carpet

• • brush down
  • castigate
  • chasten
  • chastise
  • correct
  • objurgate
  • tell off

Hypernyms for the word call on the carpet

• • criticise
  • criticize
  • knock
  • pick apart

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