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brush
noun
-
brush
,
brushes
a
tool
with
a
handle
and
many
bristles
used
for
cleaning
,
painting
,
or
arranging
hair
•
Maria
picked
up
a
brush
and
started
painting
the
sunset
on
the
canvas
.
Maria
picked
up
a
brush
and
started
painting
the
sunset
on
the
canvas
.
•
Before
school
,
Jason
always
runs
a
brush
through
his
hair
to
tidy
it
.
Before
school
,
Jason
always
runs
a
brush
through
his
hair
to
tidy
it
.
From
Old
French
‘
broce
’
meaning
“
brushwood
,
small
branches
,”
later
applied
to
the
cleaning
tool
because
early
brushes
were
made
of
twigs
.
verb
-
brush
,
brushing
,
brushes
,
brushed
to
move
a
brush
over
something
to
clean
it
,
apply
paint
,
or
make
it
tidy
•
Please
brush
your
teeth
after
every
meal
.
Please
brush
your
teeth
after
every
meal
.
•
The
artist
carefully
brushed
blue
paint
onto
the
sky
of
his
landscape
.
The
artist
carefully
brushed
blue
paint
onto
the
sky
of
his
landscape
.
verb
-
brush
,
brushing
,
brushes
,
brushed
to
touch
something
or
someone
very
lightly
while
passing
•
A
butterfly
brushed
my
arm
as
it
flew
by
.
A
butterfly
brushed
my
arm
as
it
flew
by
.
•
The
cat
brushes
against
my
leg
when
it
wants
food
.
The
cat
brushes
against
my
leg
when
it
wants
food
.
noun
-
brush
,
brushes
a
short
or
slight
encounter
or
experience
with
something
,
often
unpleasant
or
dangerous
•
He
had
a
brush
with
the
law
when
he
was
a
teenager
.
He
had
a
brush
with
the
law
when
he
was
a
teenager
.
•
The
climbers
had
a
close
brush
with
death
when
a
rock
fell
past
them
.
The
climbers
had
a
close
brush
with
death
when
a
rock
fell
past
them
.
