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brush down

brush down verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.

Verb

brush down (third-person singular simple present brushes down, present participle brushing down, simple past and past participle brushed down)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
  2. (idiomatic) To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.
    • After tripping over, he picked himself up, brushed himself down, and carried on walking.

Forms of brush down

third-person singular presentbrushes down
present participlebrushing down
past participlebrushed down
pastbrushed down

Questions about brush down

What does brush down mean?
Brush down means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
What part of speech is brush down?
Brush down is a verb.
What is the past tense of brush down?
The past tense of brush down is brushed down.

Words near brush down in the dictionary

  1. brush coral
  2. brush cuckoo
  3. brush cuckoos
  4. brush cut
  5. brush cuts
  6. brush down
  7. brush fence
  8. brush fences
  9. brush fire
  10. brush fires
  11. brush head

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