The Clue
Reviewed with "up" (7 letter answer)
The Answer
BRUSHED
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Notes
The answer BRUSHED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
BRUSH as a verb:
1. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
2. touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
3. clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
4. (brush, sweep) = sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
5. remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
6. cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"
BRUSHED as an adjective:
1. touched lightly in passing; grazed against; "of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one"
2. (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush; "with shining hair neatly brushed"; "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet"
3. (brushed, fleecy, napped) = (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"