Antonyms for dust off


Grammar : Verb
Spell : duhst
Phonetic Transcription : dÊŒst


Definition of dust off

Origin :
  • Old English dust, from Proto-Germanic *dunstaz (cf. Old High German tunst "storm, breath," German Dunst "mist, vapor," Danish dyst "milldust," Dutch duist), from PIE *dheu- (1) "dust, smoke, vapor" (cf. Sanskrit dhu- "shake," Latin fumus "smoke"). Meaning "that to which living matter decays" was in Old English, hence, figuratively, "mortal life."
  • As in murder : verb kill
  • As in put away : verb kill
  • As in drop : verb abandon; ignore

Synonyms for dust off

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