1. Noun
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
2. Noun
A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
3. Verb
To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
4. Verb
To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
5. Verb
To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
6. Verb
To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
7. Verb
To show defiance or indignation.
8. Noun
a stiff hair
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