brush down — verb reprimand She told the misbehaving student off • Syn: ↑tell off • Hypernyms: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trounce, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brush down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms brush down : present tense I/you/we/they brush down he/she/it brushes down present participle brushing down past tense brushed down past participle brushed down to clean someone or something using your hands… … English dictionary
brush down — phr verb Brush down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horse … Collocations dictionary
brush down — verb a) To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion. After tripping over, he picked himself up, brushed himself down, and carried on walking. b) To straighten up ones clothes and to tidy up ones appearance … Wiktionary
brush — brush1 S3 [brʌʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(object for cleaning/painting)¦ 2¦(trees)¦ 3¦(movement)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5 6¦(tail)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 6; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Early French broisse, from Old French broce ( … Dictionary of contemporary English
brush — brush1 [ brʌʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 tool ▸ 2 light touch ▸ 3 short experience ▸ 4 fox s tail ▸ 5 trees/branches ▸ 6 use of a brush 1. ) count an object used for painting, cleaning things, or making your hair neat. It consists of a handle with stiff… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brush */*/ — I UK [brʌʃ] / US verb Word forms brush : present tense I/you/we/they brush he/she/it brushes present participle brushing past tense brushed past participle brushed 1) [transitive] to make something clean or tidy using a brush brush your… … English dictionary
brush something down — ˌbrush sthˈdown derived to clean sth by brushing it • to brush a coat/horse down Main entry: ↑brushderived … Useful english dictionary
Down Orange Welfare — was an loyalist paramilitary vigilante group active in Northern Ireland during the 1970s. Active in rural areas of County Down, the group faded after failing to win support away from larger paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence… … Wikipedia
brush somebody down — ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown derived (BrE) = ↑brush somebody off Main entry: ↑brushderived … Useful english dictionary
brush yourself down — ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown derived (BrE) = ↑brush somebody off Main entry: ↑brushderived … Useful english dictionary
