Dictionary definition · brush
noun
- a dense growth of bushes
- an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
- momentary contact
- conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
- a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
- a minor short-term fight
verb
- rub with a brush, or as if with a brush"Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
- touch lightly and briefly"He brushed the wall lightly"
- clean with a brush"She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
- sweep across or over"Her long skirt brushed the floor"
- remove with or as if with a brush"brush away the crumbs"
- cover by brushing"brush the bread with melted butter"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).