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brushed back

brushed back is the simple past and past participle of brush back.

Meaning of brush back

Verb

brush back (third-person singular simple present brushes back, present participle brushing back, simple past and past participle brushed back)

  1. (transitive) To throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To respond to criticism or arguments; to defend oneself against criticism.

Questions about brushed back

What is brushed back the simple past and past participle of?
Brushed back is the simple past and past participle of brush back.

Words near brushed back in the dictionary

  1. brushcutter
  2. brushcutters
  3. brushed
  4. brushed aside
  5. brushed away
  6. brushed back
  7. brushed by
  8. brushed down
  9. brushed off
  10. brushed one's teeth
  11. brushed out

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