Brush and Ignore

Brush

Brush verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.

Ignore and brush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ignore" instead a verb "Brush".

Nearby Words: brushed, brushing, brushy

Ignore

Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Usage example: ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road

Brush and ignore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brush" instead a verb "Ignore".

Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Common collocations

death brush death ignore death
pain brush pain ignore pain
eyes brush eyes ignore eyes

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Home Alone Police Are Useless: Particularly in the first film, in which their response to a hysterical mother's report of a child stranded alone for over a day is to try to ignore it, then brush it off when it can't be instantly verified.
  • Anime / Zegapain More Than Mind Control: The Quantum Servers and Celeblum can make people control what people pay attention to so if someone disappears people just ignore them unless specifically brought up and even then they just brush it off.
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