Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derust

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: derust
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove rust from (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To regain one's skills at a game after not having played for a while; to reverse the process of rusting.

Intransitive verb; Slang

noun

An instance of derusting (in either sense).

Example Sentences

"I'm going to derust the car this weekend."
"I don't understand explanations like these. He wanted to 'derust' by having something help play the game for him? That's not derusting, that's straight up sticking your dick into a bucket full of iron filings left out in the rain for three weeks."
"It's imperative we get 2 closed door matches under our belt in Qatar so we can derust in November."
"Watched this one live, he randomly got it less than an hour into the stream while derusting for PACE. He's just him."
"The act ends in 2 days, unless you want to derust or improve at the game probably better to wait if you want to grind rank"
"Wrench Only wasn't too bad of a derust, since I was already really experienced with the category."

Etymology

From de- + rust.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de-

Usage

Inflected Forms

derusts (present, singular) derusting (participle, present) derusted (participle, past) derusted (past) derusts (plural)

Questions

What does derust mean?: To remove rust from (something).
Where does derust come from?: From de- + rust.

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