brushed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
brush.
- Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
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verb touch lightly and briefly
brush.
- He brushed the wall lightly
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verb clean with a brush
brush.
- She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
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verb sweep across or over
brush; sweep.
- Her long skirt brushed the floor
- A gasp swept cross the audience
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verb remove with or as if with a brush
brush.
- brush away the crumbs
- brush the dust from the jacket
- brush aside the objections
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verb cover by brushing
brush.
- brush the bread with melted butter
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adjective satellite touched lightly in passing; grazed against
- of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one
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adjective satellite (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush
- with shining hair neatly brushed
- the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet
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adjective satellite (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
napped; fleecy.
- a dress of brushed cotton
- a fleecy lining
- napped fabrics
