brush

/brʌʃ/ noun

Translation

TOOL [C] › an object made of short, thin pieces of plastic, wire, etc fixed to a handle and used to tidy hair, to clean, to paint, etc

fırça

a stiff wire brush8401345

ACTION [no plural] › the action of using a brush

fırçalama

I need to give my hair a quick brush.833839

the brush of sth › when something touches you lightly

bir şeyin dokunması, huylandırması

She felt the brush of his lips against her cheek.1078

a brush with sth › when you experience something, or almost experience something, especially something unpleasant

hoş olmayan bir şeyi yaşama, tecrübe etme

a brush with death925

(Definition of brush noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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