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brushed something under the rug

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

Meaning of brush something under the rug

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of sweep something under the rug.

Questions about brushed something under the rug

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

Words near brushed something under the rug in the dictionary

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

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