smooth out
To make smoothTo make smooth.
» Those were some seriously smooth moves out there on the dance floor!
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3 senses(transitive)To make smooth.
(intransitive)To become smooth.
(figuratively, transitive)To remove irregularities or imperfections from.
- free from obstructions
Examples
5 sentencesThose were some seriously smooth moves out there on the dance floor!
Smooth out your dress.
ruПригладьте платье. — sharptoothed
You can't smooth out a flaw with stupidity.
deMan kann einen Fehler nicht durch eine Dummheit ausbügeln. — al_ex_an_der
Matthew used a wood plane to smooth out the rough edges of the board.
With all faces selected, use the Bevel tool to smooth out the edges of your cube.
Translations
1 languagesForms
smooths out, smoothing out, smoothed out, smoothed out| Base form | smooth out · to smooth out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | smooths out |
| Present participle | smoothing out |
| Past simple | smoothed out |
| Past participle | smoothed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- free from obstructions:smooth
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.