dust

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dʌst/

Verb

transitive intransitive US slang

(transitive) To remove dust from. / (intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust. / (intransitive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）～から埃を取り除く、埃を払う / （自動詞）埃を取り除く、掃除する / （自動詞、鳥において）砂や埃の多い土で体を覆う

What is this buttons?

Could you dust the bookshelves while I vacuum the carpet?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私がカーペットを掃除機でかけている間に、本棚のほこりを払ってくれますか。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To remove dust from.

There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.

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