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brushed something under the carpet

brushed something under the carpet is the simple past and past participle of brush something under the carpet.

Meaning of brush something under the carpet

Verb

brush something under the carpet (third-person singular simple present brushes something under the carpet, present participle brushing something under the carpet, simple past and past participle brushed something under the carpet)

  1. Synonym of sweep something under the rug.

Questions about brushed something under the carpet

What is brushed something under the carpet the simple past and past participle of?
Brushed something under the carpet is the simple past and past participle of brush something under the carpet.

Words near brushed something under the carpet in the dictionary

  1. brushed off
  2. brushed one's teeth
  3. brushed out
  4. brushed over
  5. brushed past
  6. brushed something under the carpet
  7. brushed something under the rug
  8. brushed trapdoor spider
  9. brushed trapdoor spiders
  10. brushed up
  11. brushed up to

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