putzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- clean adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
- groom noun A man on his wedding day, or about to be married.
- plaster noun A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water that hardens into a smooth surface, used to coat walls and ceilings.
- preen noun A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
- purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
- render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
- rub verb To move something back and forth against a surface while pressing on it.
- swab noun A small pad of absorbent material, often on a stick, used to clean a wound, apply medicine, or collect a sample.
Senses
putzen is used for these senses in English:
- brush (transitive) To clean with a brush.
- clean (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- clean (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- clean (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- clean up (transitive) To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
- fettle (ceramics) To remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
- groom (transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
- plaster (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
brush — full definition
- noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
- noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
- verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
- verb To touch something lightly while passing by.
clean — full definition
- adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
- adj Free of drugs, alcohol, or (of a criminal record) offenses.
- adj Done smoothly and without flaws or errors.
- verb To remove dirt from something, or to tidy up a space.