- brush
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ stiff, stiff-bristled▪
Scrub the wood thoroughly with water and a stiff brush.
▪ fine, soft, soft-bristled▪ nylon, wire▪ clothes, hair (usually hairbrush), make-up, paint (usually paintbrush), pastry, scrub (AmE), scrubbing (BrE), shaving, toilet, tooth (usually toothbrush)VERB + BRUSH▪ apply sth with▪Apply the paint with a clean brush.
▪ use, wield▪ run▪She ran a brush through her hair.
▪ dip▪She took a can of paint and dipped her brush in it.
▪ cleanBRUSH + NOUN▪ stroke▪The artist has used tiny brush strokes.
PREPOSITION▪ with a/the brush▪Remove all the rust with a wire brush.
PHRASES▪ a brush and comb, a comb and brush (AmE)▪ a dustpan and brush{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 clean with a brushADVERB▪ carefully, quickly, slowly▪ down▪She hummed happily as she brushed down her coat.
▪ back▪Her hair was brushed back in a pony tail.
▪ out▪She brushed out her long hair.
PREPOSITION▪ at▪Lucille brushed at the blood on his jacket.
PHRASES▪ brush sth clean2 touch lightlyADVERB▪ gently, lightly, softly▪ accidentally▪ barelyPREPOSITION▪ against▪She carefully avoided brushing against the man sitting beside her.
▪ by▪She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs.
▪ past▪I hardly noticed the man who brushed past me in the corridor.
▪ with▪He brushed her lips with his.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.