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dusted up

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

Meaning of dust up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cover with dust.
  2. (slang, transitive) To attack (a person) physically; to beat up.
    • I promptly put my machine behind him and was about to dust him up a bit when another Fokker came to my help and got in first. He dived on the Caudron, who bolted at once. The Nieuport saw him and came to help his comrade in distress.2009, Johannes Werner, Knight of Germany: Oswald Boelcke German Ace, page 194

Questions about dusted up

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

Words near dusted up in the dictionary

  1. dusted off
  2. dusted off a batter
  3. dusted off the cobwebs
  4. dusted out
  5. dusted someone's jacket
  6. dusted up
  7. dustee
  8. dustees
  9. Dusten
  10. duster
  11. dusters

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