1. (

• brush ,
• brushwood ,
• coppice ,
• copse ,
• thicket

) a dense growth of bushes ;

2. (

• brush

) an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle ;

3. (

• brush ,
• light_touch

) momentary contact ;

4. (

• brush ,

) conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor ;

5. (

• brush

) a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) ;

6. (

• brush ,
• clash ,
• encounter ,
• skirmish

) a minor short-term fight ;

7. (

• brush ,
• brushing ,

) the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" ;

8. (

• brush ,
• brushing ,

) the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" ;

9. (

• brush ,

) 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" ;

1. (

• brush ,

) rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" ;

2. (

• brush

) touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" ;

3. (

• brush ,

) clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" ;

4. (

• brush ,
• sweep ,

) sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" ;

5. (

• brush

) remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" ;

6. (

• brush ,

) cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter" ;