dust

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dust
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Meanings
noun
  • fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air.
    E.g. the car sent up clouds of dust
  • an act of dusting.
    E.g. a quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs
verb
  • remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it.
    E.g. I broke the vase I had been dusting
  • cover lightly with a powdered substance.
    E.g. roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar
  • beat up or kill someone.
    E.g. the officers dusted him up a little bit

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