brush down en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
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(idiomatic) To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.
After tripping over, he picked himself up, brushed himself down, and carried on walking.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brushing down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brushes down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| brushed down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brushed down | Tense=Past | lexicographic |