Read the dictionary definition of brush. All definitions for this word.
1. contact with something dangerous or undesirable
1. I had a brush with danger on my way to work
2. he tried to avoid any brushes with the police
2. the act of brushing your hair
1. he gave his hair a quick brush
3. the act of brushing your teeth
1. the dentist recommended two brushes a day
4. a minor short-term fight
5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
6. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
7. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
8. momentary contact
9. a dense growth of bushes
10. remove with or as if with a brush
1. brush away the crumbs
2. brush the dust from the jacket
3. brush aside the objections
11. touch lightly and briefly
1. He brushed the wall lightly
12. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
1. Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
13. clean with a brush
1. She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
14. cover by brushing
1. brush the bread with melted butter
15. sweep across or over
1. Her long skirt brushed the floor
2. A gasp swept cross the audience