brush
Cross references:
1. encounter
1. brush \'br*sh\ n [ME brusch, fr. MF broce] 1: BRUSHWOOD 2a: scrub
vegetation 2b: land covered with scrub vegetation
2. brush n [ME brusshe, fr. MF broisse, fr. OF broce] 1: a device composed
of bristles set into a handle and used esp. for sweepi ng, scrubbing, or
painting 2: something resembling a brush : as 2a: a bushy tail 2b: a
feather tuft worn on a hat 3a: an electrical conductor made of copper
strips or a block of carbon that makes sliding contact between a
stationary and a moving part of a generator or a motor 3b: BRUSH DISCHARGE
4a: an act of brushing 4b: a quick light touch or momentary contact
3. brush vt 1a: to apply a brush to 1b: to apply with a brush 2a: to
remove with or as if with a brush 2b: to dispose of in an offhand way :
DISMISS {~ed h im off} 3: to pass lightly over or across : touch gently
against in passing : to move heedlessly past someone - brush.er n
4. brush vi [ME bruschen to rush, fr. MF brosser to dash through
underbrush, fr]. broce : to move so lightly as to be scarcely perceptible
5. brush n [ME brusche rush, hostile collision, fr. bruschen] : a brief
encounter or skirmish