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brush(1)(dictionary)
brush(3)(dictionary)
end-brush(medicine)
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Brush(medicine)
brush(4)(dictionary)
tar-brush(dictionary)
brush-off(dictionary)
scratch-brush(dictionary)

brush 2, verb (oh)



2 v

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1 ?clean/make tidy?
2 ?remove?
3 ?touch lightly?
4 ?put something on something?
Phrasal verbs
brush somebody/something ¡û¡ú aside
brush somebody/something ¡û¡ú down
brush somebody/something ¡û¡ú off
brush up (on) something
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?CLEAN/MAKE TIDY?
[T] to clean something or make something smooth and tidy using a brush
-see also sweep sweep
::Don't forget to brush your teeth.
?REMOVE?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to remove something with a brush or with your hand
brush sth off/from etc sth
::Ella brushed the crumbs off her jacket.
::He brushed the tears from his eyes.
?TOUCH LIGHTLY?
[>I always + adv/prep, T] to touch someone or something lightly when passing them
::Something brushed her shoulders.
brush against
::I felt her hair brush against my arm.
brush past
::Nell brushed past him in the doorway.
?PUT SOMETHING ON SOMETHING?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to put a liquid onto something using a brush
brush sth with sth
::Brush the pastry with milk.
brush sth over/onto sth
::Brush a little oil over the top of the pizza.
-see also brush sth under the carpet at sweep 1 (15)
brush aside [brush sb/sth ¡û¡ú aside] phr v
to refuse to listen to someone, or refuse to consider something
-synonym dismiss dismiss
::He simply brushed all my objections aside.
brush down [brush sb/sth ¡û¡ú down] phr v
to clean something using a brush
::He was brushing the pony down.
brush yourself down
to use your hands to remove dirt from your clothes, especially after you have fallen
brush off [brush sb/sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to refuse to listen to someone or their ideas, especially by ignoring them or saying something rude
::Corman brushed off accusations that he had acted dishonestly.
-see also brush-off
brush up (on) [brush up (on) sth] phr v
to practise and improve your skills or your knowledge of something that you learned in the past
::I must brush up on my French before I go to Paris.