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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

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

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

At the Spring Avenue house, he took out all the original door knobs, soaked them and cleaned them with a wire brush.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2017

Use steel wool or a wire brush to crack caked-on sap or hardened soil.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2014

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