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- brush against
brush against
brush (up) against someone or something
to touch someone or something lightly in passing. I brushed up against the freshly painted wall as I passed. I guess I brushed against Walter as I walked by.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Dionysios | | - | Greek, Ancient Greek |
| Aziz | | - | Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Uzbek |
| Noemin | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Alexandrine | | al-eg-zan-DREEN (French), ah-lek-sahn-DREE-nə (German) | French, German |
| Ofir | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Ines | | ['i:nes] | |