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tell off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tell off, brush downverb

    reprimand

    "She told the misbehaving student off"

Wiktionary

  1. tell offverb

    To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, direct way.

  2. tell offverb

    To count (members of a sequence), to enumerate.

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  1. tell off

    To tell off means to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong, rebuking or criticizing them for their actions or behavior.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. tell off

    A military term, expressing the dividing and practicing a regiment or company in the several formations, preparatory to marching to the general parade for field exercise.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tell off in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tell off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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