Meanings
present singular third person brushes something under the rug · participle present brushing something under the rug · participle past brushed something under the rug · past brushed something under the rug
- Synonym of sweep something under the rug.
Synonyms: sweep something under the rug
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of sweep something under the rug.
Cite this entry
brush something under the rug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20something%20under%20the%20rug
“brush something under the rug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20something%20under%20the%20rug. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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