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call down

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthverb

    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

    "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

  2. 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, lambastverb

    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"

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  1. call down

    "Call down" is a phrase that usually means to scold, criticize, or reprimand someone, often publicly. It can also refer to invoking or asking a higher power for something, like assistance or blessings. The exact meaning can depend on the context it is used.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of call down in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of call down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of call down in a Sentence

  1. Jackie Jones:

    I decided Id call down to the house, and I didnt get no answer, the phone just rang and rang and rang.

  2. Brian Splitt:

    The pit was always dependable, when things were really wild and you had limit-up moves, you could call down to the pit and know what the options were trading synthetically.


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