Brush and Rid

Brush

Brush verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.

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

Nearby Words: brushed, brushing, brushy

Rid

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

Brush and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brush" instead a verb "Rid".

Common collocations

house brush house rid house
hair brush hair rid hair
surface brush surface rid surface
times brush times rid times

Both words in one sentence

  • Out, Damned Spot! When the soap wouldn't get rid of it, she went to the kitchen and fetched the wire brush that she used for scraping the potatoes... twenty minutes later she passed out.
  • Mystery Meat The unfinished Mission Hill episode "Supertool" had its b-plot start out with Kevin trying to use the bathroom at school to brush his teeth to get rid of the aftertaste of the schools "Nutrition Loaf".
    Source: Mystery Meat
  • Series / Cold Case The victim in The Brush Man, who had accidentally killed a Domestic Abuser in a bar fight years before, and after serving his manslaughter sentence began giving money to the dead man's widow (who was nevertheless relieved to be rid of him).
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