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51brush — I n 1. broom, besom, whisk, whiskbroom; scrubber, scrub brush; hair brush. 2. encounter, engagement, action, skirmish, clash. See also battle (def.1). v 3. sweep, sweep up, broom, whisk; tend, groom, curry, rub down. 4. touch, graze, kiss, glance …
52brush — 1. Instrument. Palaki, hulu. See toothbrush. ♦ Scrubbing brush, palaki ānai. ♦ Scrubbing or painting brush, hulu ānai. ♦ Hairbrush, palaki lauoho. ♦ To brush, palaki. 2. See forest. 3. To graze. Pe ahi, kāhili. 4. To brush… …
53brush up — verb Date: circa 1600 transitive verb 1. to improve or polish as if by brushing 2. to renew one s skill in < brush up your Spanish > intransitive verb to refresh one s memory ; renew one s skill < brush up on math > • …
54Brush — I Brush [englisch, brʌʃ], Besen. II Brush [engl.], Werkzeug in einem Malprogramm (Pinsel) …
55brush-up — /ˈbrʌʃ ʌp/ (say brush up) noun 1. a polishing up, smartening up, or grooming. 2. a revision. {derived from phrasal verb brush up. See brush1 (def. 15) …
56brush — n. an encounter; a close shave. □ y brush with the bear was so close I could smell its breath which was vile, I might add. □ It seemed like a brush with death …
57brush on — verb apply with a brush (Freq. 1) Brush butter on the roast • Hypernyms: ↑coat, ↑surface • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
58brush — See: BEAT THE BUSHES or BEAT THE BRUSH …
59brush up — or[brush up on] {v.} To refresh one s memory of or skill at by practice or review; improve; make perfect. * /She spent the summer brushing up on her American History as she was to teach that in the fall./ * /He brushed up his target shooting./ …
60brush — See: BEAT THE BUSHES or BEAT THE BRUSH …
