"dirty down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dirties down [present, singular, third-person], dirtying down [participle, present], dirtied down [participle, past], dirtied down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dirty down (third-person singular simple present dirties down, present participle dirtying down, simple past and past participle dirtied down)
  1. (transitive, television) To give (a set or a prop) an impression of wear and tear by spraying it unevenly with dye. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: blow down
    Sense id: en-dirty_down-en-verb-dGytUpTL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dirty down meaning in English (1.6kB)

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