Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
brush
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 [C] an object made of short stiff hairs (called BRISTLES) or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually attached to a handle. Brushes are used for many different jobs, such as cleaning, painting and tidying your hair:
a paintbrush * a hairbrush * a toothbrush * brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting) * a dustpan and brush * Apply the paint with a fine brush.
2 [sing.] an act of brushing:
to give your hair / teeth a good brush
3 [sing.] a light touch made in passing sth/sb:
the brush of his lips on her cheek
4 [C] ~ with sb/sth a short unfriendly meeting with sb; an occasion when you nearly experience sth unpleasant:
She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning. * In his job he's had frequent brushes with death. * a brush with the law
5 [U] land covered by small trees or bushes:
a brush fire
6 [C] the tail of a FOX
IDIOMS see DAFTadj., PAINTv., TARv.
verb
1 to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush:
[VN] to brush your hair / teeth / shoes * [VN-ADJ] A tiled floor is easy to brush clean.
2 [VN] ~ A with B
