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Meaning of brush

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  brush
      n 1: a dense growth of bushes [syn: {brush}, {brushwood},
           {coppice}, {copse}, {thicket}]
      2: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a
         handle
      3: momentary contact [syn: {brush}, {light touch}]
      4: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a
         generator or motor
      5: a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
      6: a minor short-term fight [syn: {brush}, {clash}, {encounter},
         {skirmish}]
      7: the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two
         brushes a day" [syn: {brush}, {brushing}]
      8: the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick
         brush" [syn: {brush}, {brushing}]
      9: 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"
      v 1: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed
           the hairs from his jacket"
      2: touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
      3: clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it
         back into the closet"
      4: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A
         gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: {brush}, {sweep}]
      5: remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs";
         "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the
         objections"
      6: cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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