brush

v. comb or polish with a brush; touch; rub against; pass by

n. tool with bristles and a handle; act of brushing; scuffle, small fight; foxtail; thicket

"Paintbrush" redirects here. For other uses, see Paintbrush (disambiguation)."Bottle brush" redirects here. For the tree, see Callistemon. The term brush refers to a variety of devices mainly with bristles, wire or other filament of any possible material used mainly for cleaning, grooming hair, make up making  painting, deburring and other kinds of surface finishing, but also for many other purposes like (but not limited to) seals, alternative traction systems and any other use imaginable for this tool.
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Noun
1. a dense growth of bushes
(synonym) brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
(hypernym) vegetation, flora
(hyponym) brake
2. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
(hypernym) implement
(hyponym) bottlebrush
(part-meronym) bristle
3. momentary contact
(synonym) light touch
(hypernym) touch, touching
4. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
(hypernym) electrical device
(part-holonym) generator
5. a minor short-term fight
(synonym) clash, encounter, skirmish
(hypernym) fight, fighting, combat, scrap
(hyponym) contretemps
6. the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
(synonym) brushing
(hypernym) dental care
7. the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
(synonym) brushing
(hypernym) hair care, haircare, hairdressing
8. 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"
(hypernym) contact
Verb
1. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
(hypernym) rub
2. touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) graze, crease, rake
(verb-group) sweep
(derivation) light touch
3. clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
(hypernym) clean, make clean
4. sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
(synonym) sweep
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) sweep, sail
5. remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
6. cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"
(hypernym) cover

(v. i.)
To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; as, to brush by.
  

(n.)
To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a brush.
  

(n.)
To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly with off.
  

(n.)
To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.
  

(n.)
The bushy tail of a fox.
  

(n.)
The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as, we got a brush from the wheel as it passed.
  

(n.)
Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.
  

(n.)
An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc.
  

(n.)
A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
  

(n.)
A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small trees in a wood; underbrush.
  

(n.)
A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as, to have a brush with an enemy.
  

(n.)
A short contest, or trial, of speed.
  

(n.)
A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar apparatus.
  

To dream of using a hair-brush, denotes you will suffer misfortune from your mismanagement. To see old hair brushes, denotes sickness and ill health. To see clothes brushes, indicates a heavy task is pending over you.

If you are busy brushing your clothes, you will soon receive reimbursement for laborious work. To see miscellaneous brushes, foretells a varied line of work, yet withal, rather pleasing and remunerative.