- 1[transitive] to clean, polish, or make something smooth with a brush brush something to brush your hair/teeth/shoes brush something + adj. A tiled floor is easy to brush clean.
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- 2[transitive] to put something, for example oil, milk, or egg, on something using a brush brush A with B Brush the pastry with beaten egg. brush B over A Brush beaten egg over the pastry.
- 3[transitive] brush something + adv./prep. to remove something from a surface with a brush or with your hand He brushed the dirt off his jacket. She brushed the fly away.
- 4[intransitive, transitive] to touch someone or something lightly while moving close to them/it brush against/by/past somebody/something She brushed past him. His hand accidentally brushed against hers. brush something The leaves brushed her cheek. brush something with something He brushed her lips with his. Phrasal Verbsbrush asidebrush downbrush offbrush up
brush
verbNAmE//brʌʃ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they brush he / she / it brushes
past simple brushed
-ing form brushing
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