brush

/brʌʃ/
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brush

I had a brush with a low-hanging branch while walking in the woods.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An implement with bristles: A tool consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a handle, used for cleaning, grooming, painting, or applying a substance.
    • The act of using a brush: The action of cleaning, smoothing, or applying something with a brush.
    • A light touch or contact: A brief, gentle touch or encounter.
    • A brief, minor conflict or encounter: A short, often unpleasant, encounter or argument.
    • A thick growth of shrubs or small trees: A dense area of bushes or undergrowth.
    • A bushy tail: The tail of an animal, especially a fox, that is thick and bushy.
    • An electrical conductor: A device, typically made of carbon, that conducts current between stationary and moving parts in an electric motor or generator.

  2. Verb:

    • To clean, groom, or apply with a brush: To use a brush on something.
    • To remove or apply by brushing: To eliminate something by the action of a brush, or to spread a substance thinly.
    • To touch lightly in passing: To make fleeting, gentle contact with something while moving past it.
    • To dismiss or disregard casually: To reject or push aside an idea, objection, or person without serious consideration.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She used a stiff brush to clean the mud from her boots.
    • He gave his jacket a quick brush before the meeting.
    • I felt the brush of her hand on my shoulder.
    • The politician had a brush with the law many years ago.
    • The rabbit disappeared into the brush.
    • We could see the fox's red brush as it ran away.

  • Verb:

    • Remember to brush your teeth twice a day.
    • She brushed the crumbs from the tablecloth.
    • The willow branches brushed the surface of the pond.
    • He brushed aside all criticism of his plan.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have a brush with": To have a brief, often dangerous or unpleasant, experience with something.
    • He had a brush with death during the mountain climb.
  • "To brush up against": To come into slight contact with; can also mean to encounter an idea or influence.
    • Her sleeve brushed up against the wet paint.
    • In college, she brushed up against many different political philosophies.
Variants and Related Words
  • Brush-off (n): A curt or dismissive rejection.
    • She gave him the brush-off when he asked for a date.
  • Brushwood (n): Cut or broken-off branches; undergrowth.
  • Brushy (adj): Covered with or resembling brush; bushy.
  • Brushstroke (n): A single mark made by a paintbrush.
    • The painting was done with bold brushstrokes.
Synonyms
  • Noun (implement): Broom, scrubber.
  • Noun (encounter): Skirmish, clash, encounter.
  • Verb (clean): Sweep, groom.
  • Verb (touch): Graze, skim.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Brush aside/off: To dismiss someone or something as unimportant.
    • She brushed off his concerns about the deadline.
  • Brush up (on): To refresh one's knowledge or skill in a subject.
    • I need to brush up on my Spanish before the trip.
  • Brush away: To remove something by brushing or to dismiss something.
    • He brushed away a tear.
    • She brushed away the old rumors.
  • Brush over: To deal with something very quickly without giving it proper attention.
    • The report brushed over the main causes of the problem.
Related Idioms
  • Tarred with the same brush: Considered to have the same faults as someone else, often unfairly.
    • Just because his brother was dishonest, people tarred him with the same brush.
brush

I had a brush with a low-hanging branch while walking in the woods.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. the act of brushing your hair
    • he gave his hair a quick brush
  3. the act of brushing your teeth
    • the dentist recommended two brushes a day
  4. a minor short-term fight
  5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
  6. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
  7. momentary contact
  8. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
  9. a dense growth of bushes
Verb
  1. cover by brushing
    • brush the bread with melted butter
  2. remove with or as if with a brush
    • brush away the crumbs
    • brush the dust from the jacket
    • brush aside the objections
  3. sweep across or over
    • Her long skirt brushed the floor
    • A gasp swept cross the audience
  4. clean with a brush
    • She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
  5. touch lightly and briefly
    • He brushed the wall lightly
  6. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
    • Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket

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