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brushed down

brushed down is the simple past and past participle of brush down.

Meaning of brush down

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.

Questions about brushed down

What is brushed down the simple past and past participle of?
Brushed down is the simple past and past participle of brush down.

Words near brushed down in the dictionary

  1. brushed
  2. brushed aside
  3. brushed away
  4. brushed back
  5. brushed by
  6. brushed down
  7. brushed off
  8. brushed one's teeth
  9. brushed out
  10. brushed over
  11. brushed past

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