"dust down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dusts down [present, singular, third-person], dusting down [participle, present], dusted down [participle, past], dusted down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dust down (third-person singular simple present dusts down, present participle dusting down, simple past and past participle dusted down)
  1. alternative form of dust off Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dust off
    Sense id: en-dust_down-en-verb-hn06mUUY
  2. (slang) To demean or verbally assault; to dress down. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dust_down-en-verb-2zpX6H2n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 56 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 31 57 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 61 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 71 9
  3. (slang) To clean (someone) off who has fallen. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dust_down-en-verb-Z0GsuQZy

Inflected forms

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