brush out

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English

Verb

brush out (third-person singular simple present brushes out, present participle brushing out, simple past and past participle brushed out)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, printing) To clean a form using lye or turpentine.
  2. (transitive) To brush (someone's hair or an animal's fur) to remove tangles and give the hair a satisfactory texture.
    The first step in brushing out a dog’s coat is…
  3. (transitive) To remove brush (wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees) from a trail, campsite, etc.
    It’s important to brush out the north trails before the spring.