brush down
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
» They were brushing down the horse.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
(idiomatic)To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.
After tripping over, he picked himself up, brushed himself down, and carried on walking.
More definitions
- reprimand
Examples
1 sentencesThey were brushing down the horse.
Forms
brushes down, brushing down, brushed down, brushed down| Base form | brush down · to brush down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | brushes down |
| Present participle | brushing down |
| Past simple | brushed down |
| Past participle | brushed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- brush upпереглянути, переглядатиTo paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.
- brush offігнорувати, проігноруватиTo disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
- brush asideігнорувати, проігноруватиTo disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
- brush outTo clean a form using lye or turpentine.
- brush downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
- brush backTo throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).
- brush overTo barely cover a topic; to skim through or lightly touch on (something).
- brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- reprimand:tell off
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb