brush

a brief clash between enemies or rivals the two advance parties had a brush, but no one was wounded Synonyms encounter, hassle, run-in, scrape, skirmishRelated Words argument, fight, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tiff; battle, brawl, fray, wrangle

to move or proceed smoothly and readily a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers Synonyms bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whiskRelated Words fly, race, rush, speedNear Antonyms limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge; shamble, shuffle; stamp, stomp, stump, tramp; labor, toilAntonyms flounder, struggle

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement Synonyms graze, kiss, nudge, shave, skim Related Words bump, contact, scrape, sideswipe, strike, sweep, swipe, touch; bounce, carom, glance, rebound, ricochet, skip; caress, cuddle, fondle, love, pat, pet, stroke; miss, skirt Near Antonyms bang, bash, bump, clash, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, punch, ram, slam, slap, smack, smash, swipe, thud, thwack, whack