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    CALL ON THE CARPET

    (verb)
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    There is 1 meaning of the phrase Call On The Carpet.

    Call On The Carpet - as a verb

    Censure severely or angrily

    Example: "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"

    Synonyms (Exact Relations)
    bawl outberatecall downchew outchew upchidedress downhave wordsjawlambastlambastelectureragrebukeremonstratereprimandscoldtake to tasktrounce
    Hypernyms (Closely Related)
    criticisecriticizeknockpick apart
    Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
    castigatechastenchastisecorrect
    objurgatebrush downtell off

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    Word Variations & Relations

    Starts CStarts CAStarts CALStarts CALL
    Ends TEnds ETEnds PETEnds RPET
    Starts C & ends TStarts CA & ends TStarts C & ends ET

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