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| brush [ brush ] |
noun (plural brush·es) |
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1. tool with bristles attached to handle: an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a handle, used for grooming the hair, painting, polishing, scrubbing, or sweeping
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2. use of brush: the use of a brush, e.g. to groom the hair or to sweep a surface
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3. light contact: a light stroke or momentary contact
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4. short unpleasant encounter: a brief unpleasant encounter
  a brush with evil
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5. bushy tail of fox: a bushy tail, especially the tail of a fox as a hunting trophy
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6. electrical conductor: an electrical conductor that makes sliding contact between a stationary and a moving part of a generator or motor while completing a circuit and conveying a current
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7. electricity
Same as brush discharge
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verb (past and past participle brushed, present participle brush·ing, 3rd person present singular brush·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb use brush on something: to use a brush to clean, groom, or polish something
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2. transitive verb apply something with brush: to apply something such as paint or varnish to a surface using a brush
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3. transitive verb remove something with brush: to remove something with a brush or a sweeping motion
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4. transitive verb reject something: to dismiss, ignore, or rebuff something or somebody in an abrupt or curt manner
They brushed aside the suggestion.
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5. transitive and intransitive verb graze against something: to touch something lightly and briefly in passing
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| [14th century. < Old French broisse, probably variant of broce (see brush2)] |
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| brush·er noun |
| brush·y adjective |
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tar somebody with the same brush to attribute unfairly the faults and failings of somebody to another person
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