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dust 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[I and T] to clean the dust from a surface by moving something such as a soft cloth across it
::Rachel dusted the books and the bookshelves.
::I was dusting in the bedroom when the phone rang.
also dust down
dust off
[T] to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your hands
::He got to his feet and dusted his knees.
dust yourself (down/off)
::Corbett dusted himself down and walked off.
[T] to put a fine powder over something
dust sth with sth
::Dust the biscuits with icing sugar.
dust off [dust sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your hands
::They were dusting off leaves and twigs.
dust yourself off
::He got to his feet and dusted himself off.
to get something ready in order to use it again, after not using it for a long time
::The government is dusting off schemes for supporting creative industries.