"sand off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sands off [present, singular, third-person], sanding off [participle, present], sanded off [participle, past], sanded off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sand off (third-person singular simple present sands off, present participle sanding off, simple past and past participle sanded off)
  1. To make smooth or blunt by sandpapering.
    Sense id: en-sand_off-en-verb-CV6QbzPA
  2. (figurative) To remove the rough elements or imperfections from. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sand_off-en-verb-9c7FYzJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Inflected forms

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