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• wire brush
  wire brush

  noun

  a brush with steel bristles for removing rust, flaking paint, etc.
• wire-brush
  wire-brush

  verb (used with object)

  to clean or remove with a wire brush.

wire brush

¹ American  

noun

1. a brush with steel bristles for removing rust, flaking paint, etc.

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wire-brush ² American  

[wahyuhr-bruhsh] / ˈwaɪərˈbrʌʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to clean or remove with a wire brush.

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wire brush British  

noun

1. a brush having wire bristles, used for cleaning metal, esp for removing rust, or for brushing against a cymbal

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Example Sentences

Clean your grill grate with a wire brush — a balled-up piece of aluminum foil works, too.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Then clean off rust or mineral deposits on the shower arm with a wire brush, wrap plumber’s tape around the threads of the arm and screw the new shower head on.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022

Colton Morris, 28, knelt on the concrete floor of a warehouse in rural Ohio, carefully combing the fur on a pile of coyote pelts with a wire brush before putting them up for auction.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2019

Mr. Carluccio held court with passers-by, as he squirted the paint onto the bumpy canvas, and then used a coarse wire brush to work it into the rough contours of the cover’s crevices and ridges.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2018

I had to roll the pot in the grass and climb halfway in with a wire brush to loosen the clinging soap.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck