"brush aside" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-brush aside.ogg [Australia] Forms: brushes aside [present, singular, third-person], brushing aside [participle, present], brushed aside [participle, past], brushed aside [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brush aside (third-person singular simple present brushes aside, present participle brushing aside, simple past and past participle brushed aside)
  1. (idiomatic) To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: wave away, brush off
    Sense id: en-brush_aside-en-verb-lpHpAH7t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (aside) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (aside): 79 21
  2. (idiomatic) To defeat with ease. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-brush_aside-en-verb-C7m9Tg0n

Inflected forms

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