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brushing definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brush 1 of 6 senses of brush Sense 2 brush => graze, crease, rake => flick Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brush 1 of 6 senses of brush Sense 2 brush => graze, crease, rake => shave => skive => flick Entailment of verb brush Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb brush 6 senses of brush Sense 1 brush => rub Sense 2 brush => touch Sense 3 brush => clean, make clean Sense 4 brush, sweep => move Sense 5 brush => remove, take take away withdraw Sense 6 brush => cover Familiarity of verb brush brush used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb brush Sense 2 brush => touch Sense 4 brush, sweep => move -------------- Sense 3 brush => clean, make clean Sense 5 brush => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Sense 1 brush => rub -------------- Sense 6 brush => cover -------------- Grep of noun brushing brushing Overview of noun brushing The noun brushing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day") 2. brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush") 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") Overview of noun brushing The noun brushing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day") 2. brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush") 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")
brushing definition
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