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dusted down

dusted down is the simple past and past participle of dust down.

Meaning of dust down

Verb

dust down (third-person singular simple present dusts down, present participle dusting down, simple past and past participle dusted down)

  1. (slang) To demean or verbally assault; to dress down.
  2. (slang) To clean (someone) off who has fallen.
    • He was on the ground, so I helped him up, dusted him down and brought him home.

Questions about dusted down

What is dusted down the simple past and past participle of?
Dusted down is the simple past and past participle of dust down.

Words near dusted down in the dictionary

  1. dustcover
  2. dustcovers
  3. dustdevil
  4. dustdevils
  5. dusted
  6. dusted down
  7. dusted off
  8. dusted off a batter
  9. dusted off the cobwebs
  10. dusted out
  11. dusted someone's jacket

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