brush

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English brusshe from Old French broisse (cf. Modern French brosse) from Proto-Romance *bruscia (“‘bunch of shoots’”) 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".

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• IPA: /bɹʌʃ/
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• Rhymes: -ʌʃ

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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, esp. 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.

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to 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.

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• broom
• comb

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• shrub