# brush off

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
2. To depart with a sweeping motion; to rush away.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, off. To remove something with a brush.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brush-off