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brushes down

brushes down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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What is brushes down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Brushes down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brush down.

Words near brushes down in the dictionary

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

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