catch dust

English

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

catch dust (third-person singular simple present catches dust, present participle catching dust, simple past and past participle caught dust)

  1. (idiomatic, said of an ornament or an object) To be rarely used.

Usage notes

This is mostly used in the progressive tense ("catching dust").

Synonyms

  • dust-catcher

Anagrams

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