To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush. / (idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, off. To remove something with a brush. / (idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.

Alternative spelling of brush-off

An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.

Alternative spelling of sagebrush

A short brush with stiff bristles, held in the hand, used for scrubbing floors etc.

General and sweeping in scope but lacking detail.

To generalize gratuitously.

plural of bottle brush

A brush, having bristles that radiate from a central stem, used for cleaning bottles. / Any of several plants having a similar appearance, especially Anthephora or Callistemon.