Brush Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Brush? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Related sentences, Synonyms, Words starting with Brush, Example sentences, Derivations, Words ending with Brush, Antonyms, How to pronounce and more...

Word: Brush

How to pronounce: brʌʃ

Noun

Definitions:

1. An implement with a handle, consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a block, used for cleaning or scrubbing, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, arranging the hair, or other purposes.

Example sentences: "A paint brush"

2. A slight and fleeting touch.

Example sentences: "The lightest brush of his lips against her cheek"

3. The bushy tail of a fox.

Example sentences: "Shortly after the tragic incident people started to notice that every night a large fox with a black brush would come and lay across the old woman's grave."

4. A thin stick set with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound on drums or cymbals.

Example sentences: "The sound is almost like brushes on a snare drum."

5. A piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator.

Example sentences: "Thus, pump life has been limited by the wear of the brushes in conventional brush-type motors."

Verb

Definitions:

1. Remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing.

Example sentences: "We'll be able to brush the mud off easily"

2. Touch something lightly and gently.

Example sentences: "Their fingers brushed as she took the glass from him"

Noun

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