brush

I

n.

1) to apply a brush to

2) a bottle; clothes brush; hairbrush; nailbrush; paintbrush; scrub (AE), scrubbing (BE); shaving brush; toothbrush; upholstery brush

II

v.

1) (d; intr.) to brush against (she brushed against the table)

2) (d; intr.) to brush by, past (she brushed by me)

3) (d; tr.) to brush off (he brushed the crumbs off the table)

4) (N; used with an adjective) she brushed her coat clean

III

n.

brief encounter

1) to have a brush with (to have a brush with the authorities)

2) a close brush (a close brush with the law)

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clothes brush

hairbrush

nailbrush

paintbrush

shaving brush

toothbrush

upholstery brush

scrub (AE)

scrubbing (BE)

past (she brushed by me)

(N; used with an adjective) she brushed her coat clean

(d; intr.) to brush by

a bottle

to apply a brush to

a close brush (a close brush with the law)

(d; tr.) to brush off (he brushed the crumbs off the table)

(d; intr.) to brush against (she brushed against the table)

['brief encounter'] to have a brush with (to have a brush with the authorities)