fight vs brush

fight and brush both are nouns.

fight and brush both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fight	Yes	No	Yes	No
brush	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brush is a hyponym of fight; that is, brush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fight:

fight: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
brush: a minor short-term fight

Other hyponyms of fight include gunfight, gunplay, shootout, clash, encounter, skirmish, close-quarter fighting, dogfight, fencing, infighting, set-to, impact, shock, dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, affaire d'honneur, duel, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest, banging, battering, beating, whipping, affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle, brawl, free-for-all, cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee, gang fight, rumble, single combat.

fight (noun)	brush (noun)
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war	a minor short-term fight
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle	the act of brushing your hair
a boxing or wrestling match	the act of brushing your teeth
an aggressive willingness to compete	contact with something dangerous or undesirable
an intense verbal dispute	a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
	an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
	conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
	momentary contact
	a dense growth of bushes

fight (verb)	brush (verb)
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight	remove with or as if with a brush
fight against or resist strongly	touch lightly and briefly
make a strenuous or labored effort	rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for	clean with a brush
	cover by brushing
	sweep across or over

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