brush meaning and definition

BRUSH noun

Definition of brush (noun)

1. a dense growth of bushes
   • synonyms: brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
2. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
3. momentary contact
   • synonyms: light touch
4. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
6. a minor short-term fight
   • synonyms: clash, encounter, skirmish
7. the act of brushing your teeth
   • "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
   • synonyms: brushing
8. the act of brushing your hair
   • "he gave his hair a quick brush"
   • synonyms: brushing
9. 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

Definition of brush (verb)

1. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
   • "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
2. touch lightly and briefly
   • "He brushed the wall lightly"
3. clean with a brush
   • "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
4. sweep across or over
   • "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
   • synonyms: sweep
5. remove with or as if with a brush
   • "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
6. cover by brushing
   • "brush the bread with melted butter"