Brush - Definition

n 1: a dense growth of bushes [syn: brush, brushwood,
coppice, copse, thicket]
2: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a
handle
3: momentary contact [syn: brush, 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 [syn: brush, clash, encounter,
skirmish]
7: the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two
brushes a day" [syn: brush, brushing]
8: the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick
brush" [syn: brush, 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"
v 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" [syn: brush, 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"