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dress down meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of dress down at MeaningMonkey.org. dress down meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.DRESS DOWN verb
Definition of dress down (verb)
- 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"
- synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce
- dress informally and casually
- "On Fridays, employees can underdress"
- synonyms: underdress
- antonym: attire
Source: Princeton University Wordnet