Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dust down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: dust -down
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of dust off.

verb

To demean or verbally assault; to dress down.

Slang

verb

To clean (someone) off who has fallen.

Slang

Example Sentences

"These preparations are being dusted down and refreshed and will continue to stand their owners in good stead in November."
"Hood explains: "It's never a case of just taking these units and dusting them down. Because they had been in storage, they had not undertaken their time-based overhaul, which had been due. They had also not undertaken their mileage-based overhaul, which was also due for all the sets. That caused a bit of a headache when it came to recommissioning them.""
"He was on the ground, so I helped him up, dusted him down and brought him home."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

dusts down (present, singular) dusting down (participle, present) dusted down (participle, past) dusted down (past)

Questions

What does dust down mean?: Alternative form of dust off.

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