hankaus — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• friction noun The resistance created when one surface rubs against another.
• rub verb To move something back and forth against a surface while pressing on it.

Senses

hankaus is used for these senses in English:

• brush A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
• friction The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
• friction (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
• rub An act of rubbing.

brush — full definition

1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

friction — full definition

1. noun The resistance created when one surface rubs against another.
2. noun Disagreement or tension between people with different views.

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