derust

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derust

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From de- + rust.

verb derusts · derusting · derusted

transitive To remove rust from (something). I'm going to derust the car this weekend.
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.

noun derusts

An instance of derusting (in either sense). Wrench Only wasn't too bad of a derust, since I was already really experienced with the category.

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verb to remove rust from something

Français	dérouiller
Deutsch	entrosten

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@misc{derust_2026,
  title = {derust},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/derust},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}