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Brush \Brush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed} (br[u^]sht); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See
{Brush}, n.]
1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to
rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. "A' brushes
his hat o' mornings." --Shak.
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2. To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a
brush.
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Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars
sweep
The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.
--Fairfax.
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Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings. --Milton.
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3. To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of
brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly
with off.
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As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed
With raven's feather from unwholesome fen. --Shak.
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And from the boughts brush off the evil dew.
--Milton.
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{To brush aside}, to remove from one's way, as with a brush.


{To brush away}, to remove, as with a brush or brushing
motion.

{To brush up}, to paint, or make clean or bright with a
brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.
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You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I
have done my best to brush you up like your
neighbors. --Pope.
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Brush \Brush\ (br[u^]sh), n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce,
brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr.
OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b["u]rste
brush. See {Bristle}, n., and cf. {Browse}.]
1. An instrument composed of bristles, or other like
material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood,
bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in
removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes
have different shapes and names according to their use;
as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc.
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2. The bushy tail of a fox.
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3. (Zool.) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
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4. Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.
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5. A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small
trees in a wood; underbrush.
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6. land covered with brush[5]; in Australia, a dense growth
of vegetation in good soil, including shrubs and trees,
mostly small.
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7. (Elec.) A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of
metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from
the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar
apparatus.
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8. The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a
rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as,
we got a brush from the wheel as it passed.
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[As leaves] have with one winter's brush
Fell from their boughts. --Shak.
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9. A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as,
to have a brush with an enemy; a brush with the law.
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Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong,
And tempt not yet the brushes of the war. --Shak.
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10. A short contest, or trial, of speed.
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Let us enjoy a brush across the country. --Cornhill
Mag.
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{Electrical brush}, a form of the electric discharge
characterized by a brushlike appearance of luminous rays
diverging from an electrified body.
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Brush \Brush\, v. i.
To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be
perceived; as, to brush by.
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Snatching his hat, he brushed off like the wind.
--Goldsmith.
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