brush

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
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
7
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
8
momentary contact
9
a dense growth of bushes

1
remove with or as if with a brush
brush away the crumbs
brush the dust from the jacket
2
touch lightly and briefly
He brushed the wall lightly
3
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket

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