Definitions for brush



Overview of noun brush

The noun brush has 9 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket

(a dense growth of bushes)

2. (8) brush

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

3. (1) brush, light touch

(momentary contact)

4. brush

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

5. brush

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

6. brush, clash, encounter, skirmish

(a minor short-term fight)

7. brush, brushing

(the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day")

8. brush, brushing

(the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush")

9. brush

(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")


Overview of verb brush

The verb brush has 6 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (11) brush

(rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket")

2. (10) brush

(touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly")

3. (5) brush

(clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet")

4. (2) brush, sweep

(sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience")

5. (1) brush

(remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections")

6. brush

(cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter")

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