BRUSH

(noun) 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"
(noun) the act of brushing your hair
"he gave his hair a quick brush"
synonyms : brushing
(noun) the act of brushing your teeth
"the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
synonyms : brushing
(noun) a minor short-term fight
synonyms : clash , encounter , skirmish
He had a skirmish with his landlord about the rent. -added by Administrator
(noun) a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
(noun) an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
(noun) conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
(noun) momentary contact
synonyms : light touch
(noun) a dense growth of bushes
synonyms : brushwood , coppice , copse , thicket
(verb) remove with or as if with a brush
"brush away the crumbs", "brush the dust from the jacket", "brush aside the objections"
(verb) touch lightly and briefly
"He brushed the wall lightly"
(verb) rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
"Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
(verb) clean with a brush
"She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
(verb) cover by brushing
"brush the bread with melted butter"
(verb) sweep across or over
"Her long skirt brushed the floor", "A gasp swept cross the audience"
synonyms : sweep

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