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Brush – Meaning, Pronunciation & Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：brush (Brush)

Brush 🔊

/brʌʃ/

n., v.

A tool with short, stiff hairs or wires fixed to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming.

brush 🔊

➕

/brʌʃ/

n., v.

A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, grooming, etc.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Brush comes from Old French 'broisse' (brushwood), via Latin 'bruscus'.

💡 Mnemonic

A brush helps you brush away dirt — same word for the tool and the action.

📖 Example

After breakfast, I always use a brush to clean my teeth. 🔊 After breakfast, I always use a brush to clean my teeth.

🔗 Collocations

hair brush – a brush for hair

paint brush – a brush for painting

tooth brush – a brush for teeth

🔄 Synonyms

broom (n.) – a long-handled brush for sweeping floors

comb (n.) – a tool with teeth for grooming hair

🌱 Derivatives

brusher (n.) – one who brushes

brushless (adj.) – without a brush

📖 Cultural Story

Originally, brushes were made from bundles of twigs; the word evolved to refer to any tool with bristles for cleaning or painting.

Meaning 2：to brush (Brush)

Brush 🔊

/brʌʃ/

n., v.

To clean, tidy, or make smooth by using a brush, or to touch lightly in passing.

Person using a small brush to dust bookshelf

to brush 🔊

➕

/brʌʃ/

n., v.

To clean, smooth, or apply something using a brush, or to touch something lightly in passing.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Can you brush the dust off this old book for me? 🔊 Can you brush the dust off this old book for me?

🔗 Collocations

brush your teeth – clean your teeth with a toothbrush

brush off – remove by brushing

brush against – touch lightly while passing

🔄 Synonyms

sweep (v.) – to clean an area by moving a broom across it

wipe (v.) – to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth

🚫 Antonyms

soil (v.) – to make dirty

🌱 Derivatives

brushed (adj.) – having been cleaned or smoothed with a brush

brushing (n.) – the act of using a brush