brush out

present singular third person brushes out · participle present brushing out · participle past brushed out · past brushed out

1. obsoletetransitivemediaTo clean a form using lye or turpentine.
2. transitiveTo brush (someone's hair or an animal's fur) to remove tangles and give the hair a satisfactory texture.

   The first step in brushing out a dog’s coat is…

3. transitiveTo remove brush (wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees) from a trail, campsite, etc.

   It’s important to brush out the north trails before the spring.