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What does brush mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word brush? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
  2. A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
  3. The act of brushing something.
  4. (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees (Wikipedia).
  5. A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
  6. The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
  7. (zoology) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
  8. (archaic) A short contest, or trial, of speed.
  9. (music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
  10. (computer graphics) An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
  11. (video game) In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
  12. (poker, slang) The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino.
  13. (Wisconsin) Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in wreathmaking.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To clean with a brush.
  2. (transitive) To untangle or arrange with a brush.
  3. (transitive) To apply with a brush.
  4. (transitive) To remove with a sweeping motion.
  5. (transitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
  6. (intransitive) To clean one's teeth by brushing them.
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