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List of meaning for brush

brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket(noun)

a dense growth of bushes

brush(noun)

an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

brush, light touch(noun)

momentary contact

brush(noun)

conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

brush(noun)

a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

brush, clash, encounter, skirmish(noun)

a minor short-term fight

brush, brushing(noun)

the act of brushing your teeth

"the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

brush, brushing(noun)

the act of brushing your hair

"he gave his hair a quick brush"

brush(verb)

contact with something dangerous or undesirable

"I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"

brush(verb)

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

"Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"

brush(verb)

touch lightly and briefly

"He brushed the wall lightly"

brush(verb)

clean with a brush

"She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"

brush, sweep(verb)

sweep across or over

"Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"

brush(verb)

remove with or as if with a brush

"brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"

brush(verb)

cover by brushing

"brush the bread with melted butter"

a brief clash between enemies or rivals

the two advance parties had a brush, but no one was wounded

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing

spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement

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