The noun brush has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket -- (a dense growth of bushes)
2. (8) brush -- (an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)
3. (1) brush, light touch -- (momentary contact)
4. brush -- (conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor)
5. brush, clash, encounter, skirmish -- (a minor short-term fight)
6. brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day")
7. brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush")
8. brush -- (contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police")
Overview of verb brush
The verb brush has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (11) brush -- (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket")
2. (10) brush -- (touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly")
3. (5) brush -- (clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet")
4. (2) brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience")
5. (1) brush -- (remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections")
6. brush -- (cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter")