brush verb
1 clean with a brush
ADV. down She hummed happily as she brushed down her coat.
PREP. at Lucille brushed at the blood on his jacket.
PHRASES brush sth clean
2 touch lightly
ADV. gently, lightly | accidentally
PREP. against She carefully avoided brushing against the man sitting beside her at the table. | by She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs. | past I hardly noticed the man who brushed past me in the corridor. | with He brushed her lips with his.