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brush
Contact with something dangerous or undesirable
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noun
Contact with something dangerous or undesirable
“I had a brush with danger on my way to work”
noun
The act of brushing your hair
“He gave his hair a quick brush”
noun
The act of brushing your teeth
“The dentist recommended two brushes a day”
noun
A minor short-term fight
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
noun
A dense growth of bushes
verb
Remove with or as if with a brush
“Brush away the crumbs”
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”
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I had a brush with danger on my way to work
He tried to avoid any brushes with the police
He gave his hair a quick brush
The dentist recommended two brushes a day
Brush away the crumbs
Brush the dust from the jacket
Brush aside the objections
He brushed the wall lightly
Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
Brush the bread with melted butter
Her long skirt brushed the floor
A gasp swept cross the audience
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