What does cepillarse in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cepillarse in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cepillarse in Spanish.

The word cepillarse in Spanish means brush, plane, brush, steal, brush, kill, have sex, throw out, kick out. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cepillarse

brush

verbo transitivo (peinar pelo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cepilló su cabello antes de irse a dormir.
She brushed her hair before going to sleep.

plane

verbo transitivo (aislar madera, metal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cepillaba la tabla que utilizaría para hacer la puerta.
He planed the wooden board they were going to use to make the door.

brush

verbo transitivo (limpiar con cepillo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cepilló las botas antes de ir a montar.
He brushed his boots before going out to horse ride.

steal

verbo transitivo (coloquial (robar) (thing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me cepillaron la cartera sin darme cuenta.
They stole my wallet without me noticing.

brush

verbo pronominal (peinarse) (hair)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se cepilló el pelo antes de salir de casa.
He brushed his hair before leaving the house.

kill

verbo pronominal (matar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se cepilló a tres policías que le esperaban a la salida del banco.
He killed three police officers that were waiting for him at the bank's exit.

have sex

verbo pronominal (vulgar (tener sexo)

Se lo cepilló después de la fiesta.
She had sex with him after the party.

throw out, kick out

verbo pronominal (coloquial (suspender de una prueba) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Se lo cepillaron en la última prueba física.
He was thrown out in the last physical test.

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