dust off
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dust off
verb dusts off · dusting off · dusted off · dust down
- To remove dust from.
- To use something after a long time without it. I think it's time to dust off my old golf clubs, now that I'm retired.
- To jilt or desert (a person). Red Sox by the Numbers A “dice girl in a roadside tavern,” she said she shot McNaughton because “he tried to dust me off.”
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verb to remove dust from something
| Español | desempolvar |
|---|---|
| Português | desempoeirar |
| Français | dépoussiérer |
| Deutsch | abstauben |
| Italiano | spolverare |
| Русский | стряхну́ть пыль strjaxnútʹ pylʹ, стря́хивать пыль strjáxivatʹ pylʹ |
verb to use something after a long time without it
| Español | desempolvar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | riesumare |
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@misc{dust_off_2026,
title = {dust off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dust%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
