Meaning of brushed in English
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Pronunciation
/brəʃt/US accent
UK accent
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brushedDefinitions
1. touched lightly in passingExamples
- « grazed against »
- « of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one »
Synonyms
- 2. (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush
Examples
- « with shining hair neatly brushed »
- « the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet »
Synonyms
- 3. (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
Examples
- « a dress of brushed cotton »
- « a fleecy lining »
- « napped fabrics »
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Famous quotes
- « His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings. At one time he understood it no more than the butterfly did and he did not know when it was brushed or marred. » Ernest Hemingway
- « Someday we'll learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, 'Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.' But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation. » Frank Rich
- « Congressman Berg will repeatedly talk about Harry Reid and Barack Obama, and I find it interesting, because this morning, when I woke up and brushed my teeth, I looked in the mirror and I did not see a tall, African-American, skinny man. So let's make it clear that my priorities are North Dakota priorities. » Heidi Heitkamp
- « I'm way better in person than I am on things like Twitter. I know Twitter is the best and fastest way to connect with fans who really appreciate you but I'm still not cool with it - although I am trying! I try my best but I'm a one-on-one person and I don't want to tell people I'm on the toilet or I just brushed my teeth. » Nicole Scherzinger