Phrase guide
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noun
Nonstandard spelling of brush-off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, nonstandard
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verb
To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: shrug off
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verb
To depart with a sweeping motion; to rush away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, off. To remove something with a brush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
bar from attention or consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, discount, push aside, ignore
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reject
Narrower terms: slight, cold-shoulder, discredit, shrug off, pass off, scoff, flout, turn a blind eye, laugh off, laugh away, disoblige
History
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Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
