Synonyms for brush

noun

• the act of brushing your teeth
• a dense growth of bushes
• the act of brushing your hair
• momentary contact
• a minor short-term fight
• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
• contact with something dangerous or undesirable

verb

• sweep across or over
• clean with a brush
• cover by brushing
• remove with or as if with a brush
• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
• touch lightly and briefly