"unbrush" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unbrushes [present, singular, third-person], unbrushing [participle, present], unbrushed [participle, past], unbrushed [past]
Etymology: un- + brush Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|brush}} un- + brush Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbrush (third-person singular simple present unbrushes, present participle unbrushing, simple past and past participle unbrushed)
  1. To undo the result of brushing. Categories (topical): Hair

Inflected forms

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