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    [Verb]  | "brush" 


    1: to apply a brush to

    2: to apply with a brush

    3: to remove with passing strokes (as of a brush)

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "brush" 


    1: to move lightly or heedlessly

    Origin: 1674 ;

     Middle English bruschen to rush, probably from Middle French brosser to dash through underbrush, from broce;

    [Verb]  | "brush up" 


    1: to improve or polish as if by brushing

    2: to renew one's skill in

    3: to refresh one's memory : renew one's skill

    Origin: circa 1600 ;

    [Noun]  | "brush" | \ ˈbrəsh \


    1: brushwood

    2: scrub vegetation

    3: land covered with scrub vegetation

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English brusch, from an Anglo-French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca;

    [Noun]  | "brush" 


    1: a device composed of bristles typically set into a handle and used especially for sweeping, smoothing, scrubbing, or painting

    2: something resembling a brush: such as

    3: a bushy tail

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English brusshe, from an Anglo-French form akin to Middle French broisse;

    [Noun]  | "brush" 


    1: a brief encounter or skirmish

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English brusche rush, hostile collision, from bruschen;

    [Noun]  | "brush*back" | \ ˈbrəsh-ˌbak \


    1: a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter's head or body in baseball

    Origin: 1954 ;

    [Noun]  | "end brush" 


    1: end plate

    Origin: circa 1891 ;

    [Noun]  | "rab*bit*brush" | \ ˈra-bət-ˌbrəsh \


    1: any of various shrubby composite plants (genera Chrysothamnus, Ericameria, and Lorandersonia) of western North America that have narrow leaves and clusters of small, typically yellow flowers, and that are tolerant of dry, poor, alkaline soils

    Origin: circa 1890 ;

    [Noun]  | "scrub brush" 


    1: a brush with hard bristles for heavy cleaning —called also scrubbing brush

    Origin: 1897 ;

    [Noun]  | "brushes" 


    1: a brief clash between enemies or rivals;


      * e.g., " ... the two advance parties had a brush, but no one was wounded "



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    [Noun]  | "brush" 


    1: a brief clash between enemies or rivals;


      * e.g., " ... the two advance parties had a brush, but no one was wounded "



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    [Verb]  | "brushes" 


    1: to move or proceed smoothly and readily;


      * e.g., " ... a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers "




    [Verb]  | "brushes" 


    1: to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing;


      * e.g., " ... spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement "



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    [Verb]  | "brush" 


    1: to move or proceed smoothly and readily;


      * e.g., " ... a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers "




    [Verb]  | "brush" 


    1: to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing;


      * e.g., " ... spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement "



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    [Verb]  | "brush (aside or off)" 


    1: to dismiss as of little importance;


      * e.g., " ... brushed off their complaints as the whining of people who were never satisfied "



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    [Verb]  | "brushes (off)" 


    1: as in rejects, shrugs off;



     [ "brush" ]

    1: Similar to "brunch", but what you do in New Orleans. A combination between breakfast and lush, aka lunch drinking = brush

      * e.g.,  ... Barney: just making sure you know we have brushes and dinners lined up for the Jazzfest week in New Orleans Billy: what about combs? Barney: they use picks down here. Brushes are what New Orleanians do in the morning to start the day - eat and get yur drink on. The best places serve you in a stay-cup. 

     [ "Brush" ]

    1: An Upsate New York term for ignored

      * e.g.,  ... Jake just brushed my text 

     [ "Brushed" ]

    1: The act of having not responded to or not having continued a conversation. Specifically by text or over social media.

      * e.g.,  ... “I snapchated jimmy that I loved him last night, but he brushed me” 

     [ "Brushed" ]

    2: (Northeast)

     [ "brushing" ]

    1: Alternative slang to masturbating.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm brushing it hard, bitch, swallow." 

     [ "Brush" ]

    1: To open a Snapchat and not respond to it

      * e.g.,  ... Yo this girl keeps brushing me it’s so annoying 

     [ "brushing" ]

    1: The act of rubbing one's pubes onto another individual, using a forward and back technique.

      * e.g.,  ... Me and Jessica were grindin' and brushing all night yesterday! Now my genitals are itchy as fuck 

     [ "Brush" ]

    1: A universal word that means anything cool or really anything in a positive tone. It has a slight undertone of feeling like you’re in an alternate reality. It can also be used as a greeting word or to say goodbye to someone. It is a word that allows for the conveyance of the feeling of happiness.

      * e.g.,  ... Rachel is so brush for creating a new slang word, where one can articulate their happiness in just one word. 

     [ "Brush" ]

    1: To beat the hell outta someone; to hit, slap, kick; to mess someone up

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, you little cunt, give me you lunch money or I'll brush you. 

     [ "brush" ]

    1: brotherly love for a girl. When a guy likes to make a girl his sister.

      * e.g.,  ... Two strangers, male and female like to have a loving relationship like a brothers and sisters, they have a brush on each other. 

     [ "brush" ]

    1: a slang used in place of beat.

      * e.g.,  ... That guy was feeling to fly with himself,but stopped when he was brushed by his class mate. 

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