brush
/brʌʃ/noun
उच्चारण ब्रश
ब्रश, कूँची; सामना
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[C]
an object made of short stiff hairs (bristles) or wire fixed to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, tidying your hair; a short unpleasant experience with somebody or something
ब्रश, कूँची; सामना
- a paint brush
- a brush with death
- She cleaned the floor with a stiff brush.
+ 2 more examples
- He used a thin brush to paint the flowers.
- The barber dusted his collar with a soft brush.
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[T]
to clean, polish or make something smooth with a brush; to touch somebody or something lightly while passing
ब्रश करना; हल्के से छूना
- Brush your teeth.
- Her hand brushed mine.
- Brush your hair before you leave for school.
+ 2 more examples
- The branch brushed against the window all night.
- He brushed the dust off his shoes.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
brush + your teeth / hair
As a verb, brush takes the body part or object directly. You brush your teeth, not brush with teeth.
क्रिया के रूप में 'brush' के बाद शरीर का अंग या वस्तु सीधे आती है। आप brush your teeth लिखते हैं, 'brush with teeth' नहीं।
- Radhika brushes her teeth twice a day.
- Brush your hair before you leave for school.
brush + noun + off / from / away
Brush off, brush from and brush away remove dust, crumbs or tears with light strokes. The thing removed comes straight after brush or after the particle.
'Brush off', 'brush from' और 'brush away' हल्के स्पर्श से धूल, टुकड़े या आँसू हटाने के अर्थ में आते हैं। हटाई जाने वाली वस्तु brush के ठीक बाद या particle के बाद आती है।
- He brushed the dust off his coat.
- She brushed a tear away from her cheek.
brush against / past sb
To touch someone lightly while moving past them. Against is used for the thing touched; past for the person passed.
चलते समय किसी को हल्के से छू जाना। जिस वस्तु को छुआ जाए उसके लिए 'against', और जिस व्यक्ति के पास से गुज़रा जाए उसके लिए 'past' आता है।
- A cyclist brushed past me in the narrow lane.
- The branch brushed against the window all night.
a brush with sth
As a noun, a brush with means a short, often unpleasant, encounter, especially with danger or the law.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'a brush with' का अर्थ किसी खतरे या कानून से छोटा, प्रायः अप्रिय सामना है।
- He had a brush with death when the truck skidded on the highway.
+Collocations 4
adverb + brush
gentlylightlybrisklyroughlyquickly
- She gently brushed the sand from the baby's feet.
type of brush
painttoothhairshavingwirenail
- Take a new toothbrush when you travel to the hostel.
brush + noun (verb)
teethhairshoescoatfloor
- Brush your shoes before the interview.
brush with + noun
deaththe lawdangerdisasterfame
- The village boy had a brief brush with fame after his viral video.
“More examples 5
- The artist dipped his brush in blue paint and started the sky.
कलाकार ने अपनी कूँची नीले रंग में डुबोई और आकाश बनाना शुरू किया।
- Please brush the crumbs off the table before the guests arrive.
कृपया मेहमानों के आने से पहले मेज़ से टुकड़े झाड़ दीजिए।
- Her sleeve brushed the glass and it fell to the floor.
उसकी आस्तीन शीशे से छू गई और वह फ़र्श पर गिर गया।
- He brushed aside all my objections and went ahead.
उसने मेरी सारी आपत्तियाँ दरकिनार कर दीं और आगे बढ़ गया।
- I need to brush up my English grammar before the SSC exam.
मुझे SSC परीक्षा से पहले अपना English grammar दोहराकर निखारना है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I brush my teeths every morning.
✓ I brush my teeth every morning.
Teeth is already the plural of tooth; teeths does not exist.
'Teeth', 'tooth' का बहुवचन है; 'teeths' जैसा कोई शब्द नहीं होता।
✗ He brushed his clothes with a hand to remove the dust.
✓ He brushed the dust off his clothes with his hand.
The thing removed (dust) is the object of brush, and the surface is introduced by off or from.
जो वस्तु हटाई जाए (dust) वह brush का कर्म होती है, और सतह 'off' या 'from' से जुड़ती है।
✗ She brushed with the passing bus and fell.
✓ She brushed against the passing bus and fell.
To touch something lightly in passing, use brush against, not brush with.
गुज़रते हुए किसी वस्तु को हल्के से छूने के लिए 'brush against' आता है, 'brush with' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all involve light contact or removal, but they differ in force and purpose.
ये क्रियाएँ हल्के संपर्क या हटाने से जुड़ी हैं, पर बल और उद्देश्य में अलग हैं।
To clean or touch lightly, usually with a brush or a quick movement.
प्रायः ब्रश या तेज़ हल्की गति से साफ़ करना या छूना।
- She brushed the dust off her bag.
To clean a floor or surface with a broom, or to move over a wide area quickly.
झाड़ू से फ़र्श साफ़ करना, या किसी बड़े क्षेत्र में तेज़ी से फैलना।
- The servant swept the courtyard at dawn.
To touch a surface in passing and slightly scratch it.
गुज़रते हुए सतह को छूकर हल्की खरोंच लगाना।
- The bullet grazed his arm.
¶Idioms 3
be tarred with the same brush
to be thought to have the same faults as sb else
एक ही थैली के चट्टे-बट्टे समझा जाना
- Not all politicians are tarred with the same brush.
- Because his brother was a thief, he was tarred with the same brush.
a brush with sth
a short meeting with sb, or an experience of sth unpleasant
किसी (अप्रिय) चीज़ से थोड़ी देर का सामना
- He had a brush with death in a car accident.
- This was her first brush with the law.
(as) daft as a brush
very silly or foolish
एकदम मूर्ख, निपट बुद्धू
- Their puppy is lovable but as daft as a brush.
- He's a kind man, though sometimes as daft as a brush.
→Phrasal verbs 3
brush sb/sth aside
to ignore somebody or something; to treat something as unimportant
(किसी बात को) अनसुना करना, तवज्जो न देना
- He brushed aside all criticism.
brush sb/sth off
to refuse to listen to somebody; to treat something as unimportant
(किसी को) टाल देना, झिड़क देना
- She brushed off my questions with a smile.
brush up (on) sth
to quickly improve a skill, especially one that you have not used for a time
(भूली हुई जानकारी या कौशल को) फिर से ताज़ा करना
- I must brush up on my grammar before the exam.
§Grammar and usage
Keep the cleaning tools: brush, broom, mop, duster, scrubber.
सफ़ाई के औज़ार याद रखिए: brush, broom, mop, duster, scrubber।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Brush up (on) (improve your knowledge of something you learnt before: 'brush up your grammar'), brush aside or off (refuse to consider something seriously: 'brush aside criticism').
Phrasal verbs बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: brush up (on) (पहले सीखी चीज़ का ज्ञान सुधारना: 'brush up your grammar'), brush aside या off (किसी बात को गंभीरता से न लेना: 'brush aside criticism')।
Tarred with the same brush (thought to have the same faults as somebody else), a brush with the law (a minor problem with the police).
Idioms: tarred with the same brush (दूसरे जैसे ही दोषों वाला माना जाना, एक ही थैली के चट्टे-बट्टे), a brush with the law (पुलिस से छोटी समस्या)।