ALL meanings of brush up
brush up
B b - phrasal verb brush up If you brush up something or brush up on it, you practise it or improve your knowledge of it. 3
- verb brush up to refresh one's knowledge, skill, or memory of (a subject) 3
- verb brush up to make (a person or oneself) tidy, clean, or neat as after a journey 3
- noun brush up the act or an instance of tidying one's appearance (esp in the phrase wash and brush-up) 3
- noun brush up a quick refresher on a subject; an act of brushing up 3
- noun brush up to make neat or presentable 3
- noun brush up to refresh one's memory or skill 3
- intransitivephrasal verb brush up revise, refresh knowledge 1
- transitivephrasal verb brush up refresh knowledge, skill 1
- noun brush up an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc. 1
- noun brush up one of a pair of devices consisting of long, thin handles with wire bristles attached, used in jazz or dance bands for keeping a soft, rhythmic beat on the trap drums or the cymbals. 1
- noun brush up the bushy tail of an animal, especially of a fox. 1
- noun brush up Electricity. a conductor, often made of carbon or copper or a combination of the two, serving to maintain electric contact between stationary and moving parts of a machine, generator, or other apparatus. brush discharge. 1
- noun brush up a feathery or hairy tuft or tassel, as on the tip of a kernel of grain or on a man's hat. 1
- noun brush up an act or instance of brushing; application of a brush. 1
- noun brush up a light, stroking touch. 1
- noun brush up a brief encounter: He has already had one brush with the law. 1
- noun brush up a close approach, especially to something undesirable or harmful: a brush with disaster. 1
- verb with object brush up to sweep, paint, clean, polish, etc., with a brush. 1
- verb with object brush up to touch lightly in passing; pass lightly over: His lips brushed her ear. 1
- verb with object brush up to remove by brushing or by lightly passing over: His hand brushed a speck of lint from his coat. 1
- verb without object brush up to move or skim with a slight contact. 1
- idioms brush up get the brush, to be rejected or rebuffed: She greeted Jim effusively, but I got the brush. 1
- idioms brush up give the brush, to ignore, rebuff, etc.: If you're still angry with him, give him the brush. 1
- verb brush up To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush. 0
- verb brush up (Idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill. 0