brushed

/brəʃt/
/brəʃt/
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Definitions of brushed
  1. adjective
    touched lightly in passing; grazed against
    “of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one”
    synonyms:
    touched
    having come into contact
  2. adjective
    (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush
    “with shining hair neatly brushed”
    “the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet”
    synonyms:
    groomed
    neat and smart in appearance; well cared for
  3. adjective
    (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
    “a dress of brushed cotton”
    synonyms: fleecy, napped
    soft
    yielding readily to pressure or weight
Pronunciation
US
/brəʃt/
UK
/brəʃt/
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