Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Brush down   /brəʃ daʊn/   Listen
Brush down

verb
1.
Reprimand.  Synonym: tell off.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Brush down" Quotes from Famous Books



... at the head of the sluice-box and gave directions how they should turn off the most of the water, wash down the "toilings" very low, lift up the "riffle," brush down the "apron," and finally set the pan in the lower end of the "sluice-toil" and pour in the quicksilver to gather up ...
— The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories • Various



Words linked to "Brush down" :   bawl out, chew up, remonstrate, rag, lambaste, chew out, scold, trounce, chide, lambast, have words, call on the carpet, dress down, lecture, berate, jaw, reproof, take to task, reprimand, call down, rebuke



Copyright © 2024 Free-Translator.com