<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>An implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.</li><li>One of a pair of devices consisting of long, thin handles with wire bristles attached, used in jazz or dance bands for keeping a soft, rhythmic beat on the trap drums or the cymbals.</li><li>The bushy tail of an animal, especially of a fox.</li><li>A conductor, often made of carbon or copper or a combination of the two, serving to maintain electric contact between stationary and moving parts of a machine, generator, or other apparatus.</li><li>A feathery or hairy tuft or tassel, as on the tip of a kernel of grain or on a man's hat.</li><li>An act or instance of brushing; application of a brush.</li><li>A light, stroking touch.</li><li>A brief conflict or fight; skirmish: He has already had one brush with the law.</li><li>A close approach, especially to something undesirable or harmful: a brush with disaster.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>Encounter, action, engagement.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>To sweep, paint, clean, polish, etc., with a brush.</li><li>To touch lightly in passing; pass lightly over: His lips brushed her ear.</li><li>To remove by brushing or by lightly passing over: His hand brushed a speck of lint from his coat.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To move or skim with slight contact.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase:</strong></p><ul><li>To revive, review, or resume (studies, a skill, etc.): Also brush up. She's thinking of brushing up on her tennis.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Definitions:</strong></p><ul><li>To rebuff; send away: She had never been brushed off so rudely before.</li><li>To disregard; ignore: Our complaints were simply brushed aside.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>