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Verb dust has 4 senses

dust - remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"
--₁ is one way to clean, make clean

Derived forms: noun dust₁, noun duster₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s
dust - 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"
--₂ is one way to smear, blur, smudge, smutch

Derived form: noun dust₂
Sample sentence:
They dust sugar over the cake
dust - cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"
--₃ is one way to cover

Derived form: noun dust₃
Sample sentence:
They dust the cake with sugar
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
--₄ is one way to discharge

Derived form: noun dust₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP