1. a tool with bristles, hair, or wire attached to a handle, used for cleaning, grooming, or painting
2. small trees, shrubs, or bushes growing thickly together
3. a brief encounter or contact with something

1. to clean, groom, or smooth with a brush
2. to touch lightly in passing
3. to remove or dismiss something quickly

Examples

• She used a brush to paint the fence.
• I need to brush my teeth before bed.
• The hikers got lost in the thick brush.
• He had a brush with the law last year.
• The cat brushed against my leg.
• She brushed the crumbs off the table.
• Don’t brush off his concerns so quickly.