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derusted

derusted is the simple past and past participle of derust.

Meaning of derust

Verb

derust (third-person singular simple present derusts, present participle derusting, simple past and past participle derusted)

  1. (transitive) To remove rust from (something).
    • I'm going to derust the car this weekend.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To regain one's skills at a game after not having played for a while; to reverse the process of rusting.
    • I don't understand explanations like these. He wanted to 'derust' by having something help play the game for him? That's not derusting, that's straight up sticking your dick into a bucket full of iron filings left out in the rain for three weeks.2020 August 25, u/Ephemeralis, “Poised(from circle people) on why he cheated.”, in Reddit, r/osugame, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2023

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Questions about derusted

What is derusted the simple past and past participle of?
Derusted is the simple past and past participle of derust.

Words near derusted in the dictionary

  1. derussified
  2. derussifies
  3. derussify
  4. derussifying
  5. derust
  6. derusted
  7. deruster
  8. derusting
  9. derusts
  10. Deruta
  11. deruxtecan

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