Meaning
14 senses(transitive)To remove dust from.
The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.
entstauben, abstauben
remove the dust from
(intransitive)To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
Dusting always makes me cough.
entstauben, abstauben
(intransitive, reflexive)Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
ein Sandbad nehmen, sandbaden
(transitive)To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
The mother dusted her baby’s bum with talcum powder.
pudern, bestauben
опылятьopyljatʹ
(transitive)To sprinkle (a substance) in the form of dust.
(US, intransitive, slang)To leave quickly; to rush off.
(colloquial, dialectal, transitive)To strike, beat, thrash.
(US, slang, transitive)To defeat badly, to thrash.
(US, slang, transitive)To kill.
(transitive)To deliberately pitch a ball close to (a batter); to brush back.
To attempt to identify the owner of (a cryptocurrency wallet) by sending tiny amounts of cryptocurrency.
(archaic, transitive)To make dusty, to soil with dust.
Examples
372 sentencesThe desk was covered with dust.
Стіл був покритий пилюкою. — oromashka
ruСтол был покрыт пылью. — Selena777
Tom helped Mary dust the furniture.
Том допоміг Мері протерти пилюку з меблів. — zeusfsx
deTom half Maria, den Staub von den Möbeln zu wischen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There's dust on the table.
На столі лежить пил. — Balamax
ruНа столе пыль. — andy
deDa ist Staub auf dem Tisch. — Esperantostern
It was all covered with dust.
ruОн весь был покрыт пылью. — marafon
deEs war alles mit Staub überzogen. — Tamy
The floor was covered with dust.
ruПол был покрыт пылью. — marafon
deDer Boden war mit Staub bedeckt. — xtofu80
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English dust, doust, from Old English dūst (“dust, dried earth reduced to powdFrom Middle English dust, doust, from Old English dūst (“dust, dried earth reduced to powder; other dry material reduced to powder”), from the fusion of Proto-Germanic *dustą (“dust”) and *dunstą (“mist, dust, evaporation”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”).
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Forms
dusts, dusting, dusted, dustedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- covered with dust
- dust off the
- the dust off