Meaning

1 senses
  1. To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

    abschleifen, abschmirgeln

    шлифова́тьšlifovátʹ, шку́ритьškúritʹ

    rub with sandpaper

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Why do cats' tongues feel like sandpaper?

  2. Cats' tongues feel like sandpaper.

    deKatzenzungen fühlen sich an wie Sandpapier. — Vortarulo

  3. This is sandpaper.

    ruЭто наждачная бумага. — marafon

  4. This toilet paper is like sandpaper.

    ruЭта туалетная бумага как наждачка. — Karok

    deDas Toilettenpapier hier ist wie Schleifpapier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. This toilet paper feels like sandpaper.

    ruЭта туалетная бумага на ощупь как наждачная. — Selena777

    deDas Toilettenpapier hier fühlt sich wie Schleifpapier an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to polish or grind a surface:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to polish or grind a surface:

Origin

From sand + paper.

From sand + paper.

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Forms

sandpapers, sandpapering, sandpapered, sandpapered
Base formsandpaper · to sandpaper
3rd person singularsandpapers
Present participlesandpapering
Past simplesandpapered
Past participlesandpapered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysandpaper
he, she, itsandpapers

Past simpleLesson

all personssandpapered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sandpapered
he, she, ithas sandpapered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sandpaper

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • rub with sandpaper:sand

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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