rust off

verb

to come apart, from the process of rusting.

Meanings

verbrust off (third-person singular simple present rusts off, present participle rusting off, simple past and past participle rusted off)

present singular third person rusts off · participle present rusting off · participle past rusted off · past rusted off

  1. intransitiveto come apart, from the process of rusting.
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