n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1530
1 archaic : to make dusty
2 : to make free of dust < dust the living room>
3 a : to sprinkle with fine particles <a cake dust ed with sugar> b : to sprinkle in the form of dust
4 : to throw a fastball close to (a batter) : BRUSH BACK ― often used with off
5 : to defeat badly (as in a race)
intransitive verb
1 of a bird : to work dust into the feathers
2 : to remove dust
3 : to give off dust