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to brush off
[phrase form: brush]
01
to casually ignore something or someone
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
off
Base verb
brush
Present tense
brush off
3rd person singular
brushes off
Present participle
brushing off
Past simple
brushed off
Past participle
brushed off
Examples
The professor brushed off the student's question during the lecture.
02
to use a brush or one's hand to clear something
Examples
She could n't brush off the thick layer of snow on her car.
