brush
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Sense 1
- verb
- A1
to clean or tidy something by moving a brush over it again and again
Brush your teeth for two minutes, morning and evening.
She brushed her hair quickly before the video call started.
He brushed the crumbs off the table with his hand.
The horse is brushed every day before its morning ride.
Common collocations: brush your teeth · brush your hair · brush the dog · brush away · brush off
Part of: Hygiene, Cleaning and repairs
Sense 2
- noun
- A1
a tool with a handle and soft hairs at one end, used to put paint on a surface
Wash your brushes in warm water after you finish painting.
He chose a thin brush for the fine lines around the eyes.
The set contains six brushes of different widths.
Common collocations: a fine brush · a flat brush · clean the brushes · dip the brush in paint · brush strokes
Part of: Art, Games and hobbies
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- A2
a tool with a handle and many stiff hairs, used for cleaning things or for tidying hair
Use a stiff brush to clean the mud off your boots.
The brush hangs beside the dustpan in the cupboard.
He scrubbed the rusty grill with a wire brush.
Common collocations: a stiff brush · a wire brush · a scrubbing brush · a brush and dustpan
Part of: Cleaning and repairs, Hygiene
Forms
- plural
- brushes
- third_person
- brushes