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policing one's brass

policing one's brass is the present participle and gerund of police one's brass.

Meaning of police one's brass

Verb

police one's brass (third-person singular simple present polices one's brass, present participle policing one's brass, simple past and past participle policed one's brass)

  1. (slang) To clean up spent shell casings left behind after firing a gun, usually so the casings cannot be used to identify the gun.

Questions about policing one's brass

What is policing one's brass the present participle and gerund of?
Policing one's brass is the present participle and gerund of police one's brass.

Words near policing one's brass in the dictionary

  1. policification
  2. policified
  3. policify
  4. policifying
  5. policing
  6. policing one's brass
  7. policing up
  8. policingly
  9. policings
  10. policism
  11. policlinic

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