sand down

1. To make the surface of some object smooth or devoid of something with an abrasive material, especially sandpaper. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sand" and "down." The carving could give you splinters if you don't sand down the edges. I need to sand this old table down before I can apply a new coat of paint on it, or the old color will keep peeking through.

2. To remove something from the surface of some object with an abrasive material, especially sandpaper. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sand" and "down." I want to sand down the notches the previous owner made into this bannister. We should be able to sand those down to where you won't even notice them.

sand something down

1. to make something smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper. (To act on the main body of the object, not the imperfections.) You should sand the board down before you paint it. Please sand down the board.

2. to remove bumps or imperfections on the surface of something by rubbing them with sandpaper. (To act on the imperfections, not the main body of the object.) Sand these bumps down, will you? Sand down these bumps, please.

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释义	sand down sand down 1. To make the surface of some object smooth or devoid of something with an abrasive material, especially sandpaper. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sand" and "down." The carving could give you splinters if you don't sand down the edges. I need to sand this old table down before I can apply a new coat of paint on it, or the old color will keep peeking through. 2. To remove something from the surface of some object with an abrasive material, especially sandpaper. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sand" and "down." I want to sand down the notches the previous owner made into this bannister. We should be able to sand those down to where you won't even notice them. See also: down, sand Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sand something down 1. to make something smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper. (To act on the main body of the object, not the imperfections.) You should sand the board down before you paint it. Please sand down the board. 2. to remove bumps or imperfections on the surface of something by rubbing them with sandpaper. (To act on the imperfections, not the main body of the object.) Sand these bumps down, will you? Sand down these bumps, please. See also: down, sand McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: involve with involve with (someone or something) involved with arrange for arrange for some time arrange some music for back into back into (someone or something) add in angle References in periodicals archive "They put a lot of sand down, so it's going to take some time," said Niel Laudati, a spokesman for the city of Springfield. Sand crews back at work,this time picking it up Very few minutes of above-freezing ground surface temperatures are needed to locally melt frozen water and mobilize sand down steep slopes. Debris flowing on frozen Arctic sand similar to dark dunes spot-seepage flows on Mars I would sand down the scratches and areas where paint is missing so there are no edges. DIY DONNY; Tip of the week If you have an annoying noisy dripping tap, tie a bit of string around the end and dangle it into the plug hole. The water will quietly run down it Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs had once derided the whole concept of small tablets, saying they should be packaged with sandpaper, "so that the user can sand down their fingers to around one quarter of the present size". Samsung muscle versus Apple's 'cool' Colleagues from food, travel, funeral and other areas of the business came together for the day to paint the exterior walls of the rescue and boarding kennel blocks and sand down and re-stain benches for the Border Collie Trust GB. A 26-strong team of volunteers [...] Scott pulled his approach into the rough and then he drove into more sand down the last and had to hack out. Els lifts Claret Jug after Scott throws away lead; OPEN GOLF Or could I just sand down the worst parts and paint over? Help me brush up on painting techniques; DIY Donny Three-putting the 15th cut the gap to three again and when he drove into sand down the 17th the outcome was still far from certain. Spanish win dedicated to Seve; GOLF A mere reproduction of that effort will suffice on this occasion and, from a decent draw between slow trappers, Gan On The Hawk and Cold Tea, there is every possibility Hollydale Boy will scorch the sand down the far side and power clear. Hollydale ready to strike on the level The north-westerly winds, which carried the sand down the Arabian Gulf, have slowed down. ItAEs Hot, Dusty and Sweltering Sand down any loose paper and paint it with B-I-N or KILZ spray primer. Removing old mirror tiles When you pack sand down and it can't expand, surface tension is what we're playing with. Sandcastle smarts: essential intelligence from a master builder One option considered by Nasa was to sand down the area of foam, which would take a couple of hours to carry out on the launch pad. BRITAIN: Crack in foam over fuel tank delays shuttle launch That night a storm washed the sand down the hill, clogging a neighbor's drain. At home in my dome: learning from a unique structure Cooling water passes through the tubes in a counter-flow path to cool the sand down to 18F (8C) above wet bulb temperature. Examining sand Reclamation Technology
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