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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" the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" a minor short-term fight an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor momentary contact a dense growth of bushes remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter" sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" |
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