to brush up on something
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English Definitions
brush
N
a dense growth of bushes
brush
N
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
brush
N
momentary contact
brush
N
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
brush
N
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
brush
N
a minor short-term fight
brush
N
the act of brushing your teeth
brush
N
the act of brushing your hair
brush
N
contact with something dangerous or undesirable
brush
V
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
brush
V
touch lightly and briefly
brush
V
clean with a brush
brush
V
sweep across or over
brush
V
remove with or as if with a brush
brush
V
cover by brushing
V
bar from attention or consideration
N
a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush
N
discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
brush fire
N
an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes
N
any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
brush off
V
bar from attention or consideration
brush on
V
apply with a brush
N
black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
brush up
V
refresh one's memory
brush up
V
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
N
small wolf native to western North America
N
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
brush-off
N
a curt or disdainful rejection
N
porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
brush-tailed porcupine
N
porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
brushed
(of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush
brushed
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
N
the act of brushing your teeth
brushing
N
the act of brushing your hair
N
practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
brushwood
N
the wood from bushes or small branches
brushwood
N
a dense growth of bushes
N
an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush
covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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