Meaning

2 senses

  1. To make smooth or blunt by sandpapering.

  2. (figuratively)To remove the rough elements or imperfections from.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Tom brushed the sand off his pants.

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  2. Tom brushed the sand off his legs.

    ruТом отряхнул песок с ног. — marafon

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  3. Tom washed the sand off his feet.

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  4. They were washing the sand off their feet.

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  5. Desert sand cools off rapidly at night.

    ruПесок в пустыне быстро остывает ночью. — Lenin_1917

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Forms

sands off, sanding off, sanded off, sanded off
Base formsand off · to sand off
3rd person singularsands off
Present participlesanding off
Past simplesanded off
Past participlesanded off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysand off
he, she, itsands off

Past simpleLesson

all personssanded off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sanded off
he, she, ithas sanded off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sand off

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sanctuarysandB1sandasandalB1sandbag
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