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bust the dust

bust the dust verb: to clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.

Verb

bust the dust (third-person singular simple present busts the dust, present participle busting the dust, simple past and past participle busted the dust or bust the dust)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.
    • After I scrub the floor, I'm going to bust the dust.

Forms of bust the dust

third-person singular presentbusts the dust
present participlebusting the dust
past participlebusted the dust
pastbusted the dust
past participlebust the dust
pastbust the dust

Questions about bust the dust

What does bust the dust mean?
Bust the dust means to clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.
What part of speech is bust the dust?
Bust the dust is a verb.
What is the past tense of bust the dust?
The past tense of bust the dust is busted the dust.

Words near bust the dust in the dictionary

  1. bust one's neck
  2. bust out
  3. bust someone's agates
  4. bust someone's ass
  5. bust someone's balls
  6. bust the dust
  7. bust up
  8. bust-down
  9. bust-downs
  10. bust-out
  11. bust-out man

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