/brʌʃ/

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Meaning

To move a brush over something to make it clean or tidy.

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Word origin

From Old French brosse, meaning brushwood, later a tool made from stiff hairs.

Origin
Old French
Root
brosse

Grammar

Verb typeregular (brush, brushes, brushed)

Examples

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Here "brush" means to move a brush over your teeth to clean them.

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"Brushed" is the past form of "brush".

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"Brushes" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is taught in chapter 31, lesson 10: brush, fond, halfway and 7 more words.