brush out

brush out (third-person singular simple present brushes out, present participle brushing out, simple past and past participle brushed out)

1. (transitive, obsolete, printing) To clean a form using lye or turpentine.
2. (transitive) To brush (someone's hair or an animal's fur) to remove tangles and give the hair a satisfactory texture.

   The first step in brushing out a dog’s coat is…

3. (transitive) To remove brush (wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees) from a trail, campsite, etc.

   It’s important to brush out the north trails before the spring.