1. dress informally and casually

e.g. On Fridays, employees can underdress

Synonym: underdress

2. censure severely or angrily

e.g. 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

Synonym: call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast