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brush 1
(brŭsh)n.
1.
a. An implement typically consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, grooming, or applying a liquid.
b. The act of using this implement.
2.
a. A sweeping stroke of the hand, as in removing something.
b. A light touch in passing; a graze.
c. An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous: a brush with the law; a brush with death.
3. A bushy tail: the brush of a fox.
4. A sliding connection completing a circuit between a fixed and a moving conductor.
5. A snub; a brushoff.
v. brushed, brush·ing, brush·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To clean, polish, or groom with a brush: brush one's teeth; brush the dog's coat.
b. To apply with a brush: brushed shellac onto the wood.
c. To remove with a brush or with sweeping strokes: brushed dirt from his pants.
2. To touch lightly in passing; graze against.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To use a brush.
2. To make sweeping strokes with the hand.
3. To touch something lightly in moving past.
brush aside/off
To dismiss abruptly or curtly: brushed the matter aside; brushed an old friend off.
brush back Baseball
To force (a batter) to move away from the plate by throwing an inside pitch.
brush up
To refresh one's memory or renew one's skill regarding (something).
[Middle English brushe, twigs used as a broom or a brush to clean, painter's brush, from Old French brosse, brushwood, brush; see brush2.]
brush′er n.
brush′y adj.
Synonyms: brush1, glance1, graze2, shave, skim
These verbs mean to make light contact with something in passing: Her arm brushed mine. His fist glanced his opponent's chin. The keel grazed bottom in the shallow water. The front tire shaved the curb. The oars skimmed the pond's surface.
These verbs mean to make light contact with something in passing: Her arm brushed mine. His fist glanced his opponent's chin. The keel grazed bottom in the shallow water. The front tire shaved the curb. The oars skimmed the pond's surface.
brush 2
(brŭsh)n.
1.
a. Dense vegetation consisting of shrubs or small trees.
b. Land covered by such a growth.
2. Cut or broken branches.
[Middle English brushe, from Old French brosse, brushwood, from Vulgar Latin *bruscia, perhaps from Latin bruscum, knot on a maple.]
brush′y adj.
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brush
(brʌʃ)n
1. (Tools) a device made of bristles, hairs, wires, etc, set into a firm back or handle: used to apply paint, clean or polish surfaces, groom the hair, etc
2. the act or an instance of brushing
3. a light stroke made in passing; graze
4. a brief encounter or contact, esp an unfriendly one; skirmish
5. (Hunting) the bushy tail of a fox, often kept as a trophy after a hunt, or of certain breeds of dog
6. (Electronics) an electric conductor, esp one made of carbon, that conveys current between stationary and rotating parts of a generator, motor, etc
7. (General Physics) a dark brush-shaped region observed when a biaxial crystal is viewed through a microscope, caused by interference between beams of polarized light
vb
8. (tr) to clean, polish, scrub, paint, etc, with a brush
9. (tr) to apply or remove with a brush or brushing movement: brush the crumbs off the table.
10. (tr) to touch lightly and briefly
11. (intr) to move so as to graze or touch something lightly
[C14: from Old French broisse, perhaps from broce brush2]
ˈbrusher n
ˈbrushˌlike adj
brush
(brʌʃ)n
1. (Horticulture) a thick growth of shrubs and small trees; scrub
2. (Physical Geography) land covered with scrub
3. (Horticulture) broken or cut branches or twigs; brushwood
4. (Physical Geography) wooded sparsely populated country; backwoods
[C16 (dense undergrowth), C14 (cuttings of trees): from Old French broce, from Vulgar Latin bruscia (unattested) brushwood]
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brush1
(brʌʃ)n.
1. an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like and a handle, used for painting, cleaning, grooming, etc.
2. either of a pair of wire-bristled, brushlike devices used to mark a soft rhythmic beat on drums or cymbals.
3. the bushy tail of an animal, esp. a fox.
4. an electrical conductor, often of carbon or copper, serving to maintain electric contact between stationary and moving parts of a motor, generator, etc.
5. any feathery or hairy tuft or tassel.
6. an application of a brush.
7. a light, stroking touch.
8. a close approach, esp. to something undesirable or harmful; skirmish: a brush with disaster.
9. the brush, a rejection or rebuff.
v.t. 10. to sweep, paint, clean, polish, etc., with a brush.
11. to touch lightly in passing; pass lightly over.
12. to remove by brushing or by lightly passing over.
v.i. 13. to move or skim with a slight contact.
14. brush aside, to disregard; ignore.
15. brush back, Baseball. to force (a batter) away from the plate with a fastball pitched high and inside.
16. brush off, to rebuff; send away.
17. brush up (on), to revive or review.
[1350–1400; (n.) Middle English brusshe]
brush2
(brʌʃ)n.
1.
a. a dense growth of bushes, shrubs, etc.; scrub; thicket.
b. dense, low-growing bushes and shrubs.
c. land or area covered with dense, low growth.
[1350–1400; Middle English brusshe < Middle French broisse, Old French broce underbrush]
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Brush
a bundle of light rays; the loppings of trees and hedges, 1330; a faggot or bavin of brushwood, 1690; a thicket of small growing trees or shrubs, 1553.Examples: brush of rosemary, hyssop, fennel or other herbs, 1609; of light rays, 1817.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
brush
Past participle: brushed
Gerund: brushing
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
brush
To spread fat, milk or beaten egg onto the surface of food, using a pastry brush.
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| Noun | 1. |  brush - a dense growth of bushes botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" brake - an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant canebrake - a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane) spinney - a copse that shelters game underbrush, undergrowth, underwood - the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest |
| 2. | brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle bottlebrush - a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic bristle brush - a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant clothesbrush - a brush used for cleaning clothing hairbrush - a brush used to groom a person's hair handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end nailbrush - a brush used to clean a person's fingernails paintbrush - a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint) shaving brush - a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving toothbrush - small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth | |
| 3. |  brush - momentary contact | |
| 4. | brush - conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work generator - engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction | |
| 5. | brush - a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | |
| 6. |  brush - a minor short-term fight contretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman" | |
| 7. |  brush - the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"dental care - care for the teeth | |
| 8. | brush - the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" hair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair | |
| 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" contact - close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings" | |
| Verb | 1. | brush - rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| 2. | brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand" | |
| 3. | brush - clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" brush - remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" | |
| 4. | brush - sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 5. | brush - remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" brush - clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" | |
| 6. | brush - cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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brush
1noun
1. broom, sweeper, scrubbing brush, besom, sweeping brush Scrub lightly with a brush, then rinse.
3. conflict, fight, clash, set-to (informal), scrap (informal), confrontation, skirmish, tussle, fracas, spot of bother (informal), slight engagement It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.
4. encounter, meeting, confrontation, rendezvous the trauma of a brush with death
verb
brush someone off (Slang) ignore, cut, reject, dismiss, slight, blank (slang), put down, snub, disregard, scorn, disdain, spurn, rebuff, repudiate, disown, cold-shoulder, kiss off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), send to Coventry She just brushed me off.
brush something aside dismiss, ignore, discount, override, disregard, sweep aside, have no time for, kiss off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.) He brushed aside my views on politics.
brush something up or brush up on something revise, study, go over, cram, polish up, read up on, relearn, bone up on (informal), refresh your memory I had hoped to brush up my Spanish.
brush
2noun shrubs, bushes, scrub, underwood, undergrowth, thicket, copse, brushwood a meadow of low brush and grass
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brush
[brʌʃ]A. N
1. (gen) → cepillo m; (= sweeping brush) → cepillo m, escobilla f; (= scrubbing brush) → cepillo m de cerda; (= shaving brush, decorator's) → brocha f; (= paint brush) (artist's) → pincel m (Elec) (= contact) → escobilla f
shoe brush → cepillo m para zapatos
shoe brush → cepillo m para zapatos
2. (= act of brushing) → cepillado m
give your coat a brush → cepíllate el abrigo
let's give it a brush → vamos a pasar el cepillo
give your coat a brush → cepíllate el abrigo
let's give it a brush → vamos a pasar el cepillo
3. (= tail) [of fox] → rabo m, hopo m
5. (= light touch) → toque m
B. VT
1. (= clean) [+ floor] → cepillar; [+ clothes, hair] → cepillar
to brush one's shoes → limpiarse los zapatos
to brush one's teeth → lavarse los dientes, cepillarse los dientes
to brush one's shoes → limpiarse los zapatos
to brush one's teeth → lavarse los dientes, cepillarse los dientes
2. (= touch lightly) → rozar
brush against VI + PREP → rozar (al pasar)
brush aside VT + ADV (fig) → no hacer caso de, dejar a un lado
brush away VT + ADV (gen) → quitar (con cepillo or la mano )
brush off
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ mud] → quitar (con cepillo or la mano etc)
2. (fig) (= dismiss) → no hacer caso de
B. VI + ADV the mud brushes off easily → el barro sale or se quita fácilmente
brush past
brush up VT + ADV
1. [+ crumbs] → recoger
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
brush
(braʃ) noun1. an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc. a toothbrush; He sells brushes.cepillo
2. an act of brushing. cepilladura
3. a bushy tail of a fox. hopo
4. a disagreement. a slight brush with the law.roce
verb1. to rub with a brush. He brushed his jacket.cepillar
2. to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush. brush the floor.barrer
3. to make tidy by using a brush. Brush your hair!cepillar
4. to touch lightly in passing. The leaves brushed her face.rozar
brush aside to pay no attention to. She brushed aside my objections.dejar de lado
brush awaybrush up (with on) to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language). He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday.repasar, refrescar
give, get the brush-off to reject or be rejected abruptly. quitarse a alguien de encima, enviar a freír espárragos, mandar a alguien a paseo
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brush
→ cepillar , cepilloMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
brush
n. cepillo;
v. cepillar; cepillarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
brush
n cepillo; vt cepillar; to — one’s hair cepillarse el pelo; to — one’s teeth cepillarse los dientesEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.