brush
Usage
What are other ways to say brush?
A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
Example Sentences
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Then I felt the head of my colleague, Daniel, who I had just been speaking to, brush past and I realised he was diving for the floor.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Orange County firefighters battled a brush fire Saturday that prompted evacuation warnings for some communities in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
A squirt of dish soap, a cup of hot water, a few pulses, a quick brush.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
“Hamlin,” read a sign, and for miles in both directions were furrows and beds with only dirt or scrub brush or dead trees.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
And so I let her lead me down to her bedroom, I let her choose a somber navy dress, I let her brush out my hair and pin it back.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing brush
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