S: (n) brush (brush%1:04:04::) (contact with something dangerous or undesirable) "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
Verb
S: (v) brush (brush%2:35:01::) (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush) "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
S: (v) brush (brush%2:35:00::) (touch lightly and briefly) "He brushed the wall lightly"
S: (v) brush (brush%2:35:02::) (clean with a brush) "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
S: (v) brush (brush%2:38:00::), sweep (sweep%2:38:01::) (sweep across or over) "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
S: (v) brush (brush%2:30:00::) (remove with or as if with a brush) "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
S: (v) brush (brush%2:35:10::) (cover by brushing) "brush the bread with melted butter"