brush

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse (compare Modern French brosse) from Vulgar Latin *bruscia of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“underbrush”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhreus- (“to swell, sprout”). Akin to Middle High German bürste (“brush”), Old English byrst (“bristle”), Middle High German broz (“a bud, shoot”), Old English brēost (“breast”), Proto-Slavic *bъrščь (“hogweed”).

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[edit] Noun

brush (plural brushes)

  1. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
  2. A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
  3. The act of brushing something.
    She gave her hair a quick brush.
  4. (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees.
  5. A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
    He has had brushes with communism from time to time.
  6. The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
  7. (music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
  8. (video games) In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
  9. (poker, slang) The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino.
  10. (North Wisconsin, uncountable) Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in wreathmaking.

[edit] Translations

implement
electrical contact
act of brushing
wild vegetation
short experience
furry tail
music: instrument

[edit] Verb

brush (third-person singular simple present brushes, present participle brushing, simple past and past participle brushed)

  1. To clean with a brush.
    Brush your teeth.
  2. To untangle or arrange with a brush.
    Brush your hair.
  3. To apply with a brush.
    Brush the paint onto the walls.
  4. To remove with a sweeping motion.
    Brush the flour off your clothes.
  5. To touch with a sweeping motion.
    Her scarf brushed his skin.
    • 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “Further to Fly”, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
      Maybe you will find a love that you discover accidentally, who falls against you gently as a pickpocket brushes your thigh.

[edit] Translations

to clean (with a brush)
to untangle/arrange
to apply
to remove
to touch

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun or verb "brush"

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