brush
Usage
What are other ways to say brush?
A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
Example Sentences
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Victor Wembanyama brushed off concerns about his fitness after suffering a left knee injury in the San Antonio Spurs thrilling victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
From Barron's
None of that happened in the Palisades, with its hilly terrain covered in bone-dry brush, even though the weather service had flagged it as one of the regions at “extreme risk.”
From Los Angeles Times
Yet U.S. commercial airports remove snow manually with plows, brushes, blowers and shovels, along with chemical de-icers.
It is made by brushing butter onto a piping hot naan and sprinkling a generous amount of chopped garlic on it.
From BBC
Then brush, predominantly whitethorn and manzanita, interspersed in waist-high thickets.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
