"dust down" meaning in English

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Verb

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down)

Inflected forms

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