Similar words: blush · brash · bush · crush · rush · brushed · brutish · bulrush · bruise · brunch
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brush

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verb
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noun
1 noun implementscuab fem2  c m ua mascara brush scuab mhascáraa yard brush scuab chlóisa brush handle cos scuaibe 2 noun stroke of brushcuimilt den scuabgive those shoes a brush tabhair cuimilt den scuab do na bróga sin
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3 noun encounterteagmháil fem3  c m utheir first brush with fame an chéad uair a raibh a n-ainm in airdehe had a brush with the law tharraing sé an dlí air féin uairshe had her own brush with disaster theagmhaigh an tubaiste léi féin 4 noun light contactteagmháil fem3  c m ucuimilt fem2  c m uit was only a brush of his hand ní raibh ann ach gur theagmhaigh a lámh leis 5 noun (especially US), AUSTRALIA) GEOG scrubcaschoill fem2  c m u 6 noun ZOOL fox's tailscoth fem3  c m u
verb
7 verb apply brush to TRANSITIVEscuab verb  c m uto brush the floor an t-urlár a scuabadhbrush your hair back scuab siar do chuid gruaige 8 verb also COOK apply sth TRANSITIVEbrush the oil onto it cuir an ola air le scuabbrush the meat with marinade cuir maranáid ar an bhfeoil le scuab 9 verb touch lightly TRANSITIVEteagmhaigh le PhrV  c m ucuimil de PhrVher hair brushed his face chuimil a cuid gruaige dá éadanhe brushed against me theagmhaigh sé liom 10 verb remove with light contact TRANSITIVEscuab verb  c m uhe brushed the crumbs off his coat with his hand scuab sé an brus dá chóta lena lámhshe brushed his hand away bhrúigh sí a lámh ar shiúl
phrases

to brush sth to one side

beag is fiú a dhéanamh de rudneamhaird a thabhairt ar rud

to brush sth under the carpet

rud a cheiltrud a choimeád faoi rúnthe whole thing was brushed under the carpet ceileadh an rud go léir, cuireadh an rud ar fad faoi cheilt, coinníodh an t-iomlán faoi rún

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