brush

Naija

Etymology

From: English brush

Pronunciation

• brɔ̂ʃ

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Noun

1. Wetin get soft chukuchuku wey de join put for wood, plastic or metal wey de fit use clean someting.

   • Dis rug clean well well because dey use brush wash am.  — (This rug is really clean because a brush was used to really scrub it.)
   • De talk sey e good make person dey change im brush if e don use am reach three months.  — (They say it's good for you to change your toothbrush if you have used it for three months.)

2. Wetin get soft chukuchuku wey de dey use comb head.

   • If you don barb abolo you no go need brush nah.  — (If you have have a skin-cut, you won't have to brush your hair.)

3. Wetin de dey use dey paint someting.

   • Shey dat painter brush never old like dis?  — (Isn't that painter's brush old?)
   • All dose makeup artists dem, deir brush can dey dear.  — (Those makeup artists have really expensive brushes.)

Translations

• English: brush, hair brush

Verb

1. Make person use wetin get soft chukuku wey dey join put for wood or metal use am clean someting.

   • Dis tile, una no go brush am?  — (These tiles, won't you clean them?)

2. Make person use leg carry anoder person two leg comot for ground make e fall.

   • If you no take time, I go brush you now.  — (If you are not careful, I will kick your legs.)
   • As police catch di guy, omo, de brush di guy once!  —  (Immediately the police caught him, he was cleared off the ground.)

3. Make dem beat person.

   • E go insult who pass am, de con brush am like who thief money for market.  —  ( He was a beaten like a thief because he insulted a person who was not his peer.)

4. Make person clean im teeth.

   • No go use bad smell kill person, once you wake go brush abeg.  — ( Don't kill people with a foul odour, as soon as you wake up please brush your teeth.)

Synonyms

• clean, beat, deck

Antonyms

• dirty

Translations

• English:brush, beat