'tell off' definitions:
Definition of 'tell off'
(from WordNet)
verb
Reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" [syn: tell off, brush down]
Synonyms of 'tell off'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bawl out,
- berate,
- call down,
- chew out,
- come down on,
- denounce,
- dress down,
- give it to,
- jaw,
- jump all over,
- jump on,
- rail,
- revile,
- speak to,
- talk to,
- tongue-lash,
- trim,
- upbraid,
- vituperate