Meaning of bristle in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A stiff or coarse hair.

  Example: the bristles of a pig

• The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.

verb

• To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

• Abound, to have an abundance of something

• (with at) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.

  Example: The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.

• To fix a bristle to.

  Example: to bristle a thread