to brush
133
1.6
- verb
- /brʌʃ/
:
rozar
- l can feel them brush up against my leg.
And then you just kind of, you know, brush past it and don't acknowledge it.
- And then you just kind of, you know, brush past it and don't acknowledge it.
- I try to Castor oil my brows now that we brush them up.
- Harlan pointed his shotgun at Ramon's chest, which Ramon then brushed aside with a laugh and took a step back.
- She was like, she was like destiny was like, oh, the cutest moment was when Max at night, like he would just brush the girl's hair, Kate's hair, play with her hair.
- On top of that, you're just going to kind of like brush over January.
- If they even just like brush a little bit of skin contact that would be amazing.
Examples
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He just brushed by me.
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If they even just like brush a little bit of skin contact that would be amazing.
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And then you just kind of, you know, brush past it and don't acknowledge it.
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Eight days ago, he'd done that... and his arm had brushed across my leg.
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Sarah just manages to reach out and brush his cheek lightly with her sleepy fingers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then he hears a twig snap and the sound of something brushing up against the bushes.
Academic text (2007) -
A mosquito buzzed near Nathan's ear, and he brushed at it without thinking, his mind racing.
Fiction book (1990) -
The butterfly gently brushed against her hand as it flew by.
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As I walked past, the leaves brushed against my arm, making a soft rustling sound.
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He brushed the dust off the painting with his fingertips.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To put your hand or body on something to feel it
41
3.4
To move someone or something quickly and lightly
15
3.1
To touch something lightly while passing by
12
3.7
Move very close to a surface and touch it lightly
3
5.2
To move past a person or thing very close without stopping
1
3.7
To move something gently over a surface
Idioms
- Informal
2
7.2
Describe people or things in very general ways that ignore important details
- Informal
1
8.7
Unfairly judge a whole group because of one person's actions
Phrasal Verbs
19
3.5
Review and improve what you know about something you have not used for a while
- Specialized
To use very little paint to make a rough, scratchy texture on a surface
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.7
A brush with short, stiff hairs for cleaning or painting rough surfaces
- Specialized
1
7.0
A painting tool with soft sable hairs that makes fine, flexible points
- Specialized
1
5.1
A way of painting that uses very little paint to make a rough, scratchy texture
1
1.6
A small brush that you use to put cream or soap on your face before using a razor
- Specialized
A faint blue electric glow with many thin light rays that appears when high voltage makes a spark
- Australian
A small or medium animal like a kangaroo that lives in forests and thick bushes
- Australian
A large black bird that builds big nesting mounds in the woods of Australia and New Guinea
- Specialized
A medium to large butterfly with bright wings and small front legs not used for walking
- Specialized
A large animal with sharp spines and a brush of stiff hairs at the end of its tail
- Australian
A small animal from Australia and New Guinea that lives in trees and has a pouch and a bushy tail
- Specialized
A rodent with a brush of stiff, bead-like hairs at the tip of its tail
- US
A spreading evergreen shrub with small flowers that grows on dry hills in the southwestern United States
- US
A shrub with thin hairy branches and bright yellow flowers that smells nice and grows on western plains
- Specialized
A long thin paint brush used for painting very fine lines like the ropes on a ship
A tree from Mexico and Guatemala with dense hairy flowers that look like brushes at branch ends
How Light
133
1.6
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word brush meaning 'touch lightly' comes from the idea of passing a soft tool across something, so to brush someone is to touch them quickly and briefly, like a gentle pass of hairs or fabric.