"wet sand" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wet sands [present, singular, third-person], wet sanding [participle, present], wet sanded [participle, past], wet sanded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} wet sand (third-person singular simple present wet sands, present participle wet sanding, simple past and past participle wet sanded)
  1. To sand using extremely fine-grained sandpaper, using a lubricant such as water or oil to prevent the sandpaper from clogging. Synonyms: wet-sand
    Sense id: en-wet_sand-en-verb-3irP6Z~Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. To smooth damp material using a sponge.
    Sense id: en-wet_sand-en-verb-0NxSpGV5

Inflected forms

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