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brushed

adj · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbɹʌʃt/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌʃt
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AH1 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Roughened by rubbing with an abrasive brushes, especially as a finish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The brushed aluminum vase had a soft appearance.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.

Having been processed by rotating brushes that loosen and remove dirt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having been artificially formed into a swarm by being brushed off a honeycomb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, beekeeping, business, lifestyle

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Having been written or painted using a brush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 6

Covered in brush or scrub.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

adj

Meaning 7

Having had brush or scrub removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

verb

Meaning 8

simple past and past participle of brush

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • He brushed past, doing no harm but not apologizing for his contact either.

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9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a dress of brushed cotton
  • a fleecy lining
  • napped fabrics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fleecy, napped

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

(of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • with shining hair neatly brushed
  • the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet

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11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one

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History

Etymology

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