brush in WordNet English dictionary

1. a minor short-term fight
   brush  clash  encounter  skirmish 
   
2. the act of brushing your hair
   "he gave his hair a quick brush"
   brush  brushing 
   
3. the act of brushing your teeth
   "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
   brush  brushing 
   
4. contact with something dangerous or undesirable
   "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
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5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
   brush 
   
6. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
   brush 
   
7. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
   brush 
   
8. momentary contact
   brush  light touch 
   
9. a dense growth of bushes
   brush  brushwood  coppice  copse  thicket 
   

1. remove with or as if with a brush
   "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
   brush 
   
2. touch lightly and briefly
   "He brushed the wall lightly"
   brush 
   
3. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
   "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
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4. clean with a brush
   "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
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5. cover by brushing
   "brush the bread with melted butter"
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6. sweep across or over
   "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
   brush  sweep