The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - brushэn.

1) hairbrush, toothbrush, clothes-brush, shoe-brush, nail-brush, paintbrush; broom, dust-broom, besom, US whisk broom: This brush is too harsh and may damage your teeth. 2) See brush-off. 3) encounter, engagement, skirmish, Colloq Brit spot of bother: Mark has had several brushes with the law. --v. 4) scrub, clean; groom, curry; sweep, whisk, gather: Brush your teeth twice a day. I brushed down the mare before saddling her. Brush the crumbs off the table. 5) graze, touch: He deliberately tried to brush against her in the corridor. 6) brush aside or away. disregard, dismiss, put aside, shrug off: Brushing aside the members' objections, he tried to force the committee's acceptance of the new rules. 7) brush off. dismiss, ignore, rebuff, send off or away or packing: He asked her out, but she brushed him off. 8) brush up (on) . review, restudy, go over, refresh, study, Archaic con: You should brush up on your geometry before taking trigonometry.