Brushed — synonyms, definition

1. brushed (Adjective)

2 synonyms

fleecy napped

3 definitions

brushed (Adjective) — Touched lightly in passing; grazed against. ex. "of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one"

brushed (Adjective) — (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush. ex. "with shining hair neatly brushed" ex. "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet"

brushed (Adjective) — (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing. ex. "a dress of brushed cotton"

2. brushed (Verb)

1 synonym

swept

6 definitions

brushed (Verb) — Rub with a brush, or as if with a brush. ex. "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"

brushed (Verb) — Touch lightly and briefly. ex. "He brushed the wall lightly"

brushed (Verb) — Clean with a brush. ex. "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"

brushed (Verb) — Move across a surface or touching a surface. ex. "Her long skirt brushed the floor"

brushed (Verb) — Remove with or as if with a brush. ex. "brush away the crumbs" ex. "brush the dust from the jacket" ex. "brush aside the objections"

brushed (Verb) — Cover by brushing. ex. "brush the bread with melted butter"

10 types of

cleaned covered made clean moved removed rubbed took took away touched withdrew

4 types

creased flicked grazed raked