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call down

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Synonyms: fall down, calm down, calls down, nail down, call on, scale down, ball gown, haul down, pull down, cool down, cast down

Antonyms: fall down, calm down, calls down, nail down, call on, scale down, ball gown, haul down, pull down, cool down, cast down

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Verb

  1. {{lb|en|now|historical}} To [[lower]] (a price, value) by official proclamation. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
  2. {{senseid|en|bring punlishment}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring (punishment, condemnation etc.) upon someone, as from above. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
  3. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To call for (a speaker) to stop speaking and sit down. {{defdate|17th–20th c.}}
  4. {{lb|en|transitive|colloquial|chiefly|North America}} To [[reprimand]] or [[insult]] (someone) [[severe]]ly. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

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