Verb
- 1. dust, clean, make clean
- usage: remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"
- 2. dust, smear, blur, smudge, smutch
- usage: rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
- 3. dust, cover
- usage: cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"
- 4. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse, discharge
- usage: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
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