sanding
present participle ofsand
sand
verb[T]
uk/sænd/us/sænd/to make somethingsmoothbyrubbingit with somethingrough,especiallysandpaper(=strongpaperwith sandattachedto it):
Sand thedoor(down)thoroughlybeforestartingtopaint.
Building: carpentry & joinery
- beading
- bevel
- bevelled
- cabinetmaker
- carpenter
- fretsaw
- gimlet
- intarsia
- jigsaw
- joinery
- mitre
- panel
- plane
- prime
- sand
- sandpaper
- sawdust
- seasoned
- shelve
- woodwork
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Making things more or less smooth or straight
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Asandinggroup is made of a set of rollers andsandingbars that move sandpaper tapes.
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The fourth sense of simplification is tidying up andsandingdown rough edges.
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The types of work that would do this include, for example, drilling holes with power tools and sawing orsandingmaterial.
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Asbestos is bound in, and it is only when paint is removed—for example bysanding—that there are any significant fibre emissions.
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Good working practice when cutting orsandingmedium-density fibreboard, would be to wear a suitable dust mask or where possible, perform this work out-of-doors.
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The entire overheads of the factory, includingsandingmachines standing idle, must be spread over 600 doors instead of 3,000 doors.
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How many parents keep their children out of the area when they aresandingoff old paint?
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There was nosandingor gritting at all.
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I hope that they, too, will manage to settle any differences which are still outsandingbefore that date.
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The existing arrangements for frequent inspections of the road surface when icing is possible will be maintained andsandingwill be carried out when it will be effective.
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Grocers came forward and said they were accused, and it did them harm, ofsandingsugar and putting dust into tea.
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Some adhesives clog papers and running gear of the machines used, and some can even makesandingimpossible.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Belt sanders may be handheld and moved over the material, or stationary (fixed), where the material is moved to thesandingbelt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A finalsandingwith a fine grit belt makes it easier to polish the sanded acrylic.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His large wooden sculptures are carved using a chainsaw with very little use of a chisel orsanding.
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- patch into something
- patch into sth
- patch-into-sth
- patch of land
- patch pocket
- patch-pocket
- patch sb/sth up
- patch-sb-sth-up
- patch sb through
- patch-sb-through
- patch someone through
- patch something together
- patch something up
- patch sth into sth
- patch-sth-into-sth
- patch sth together
- patch-sth-together
- patch sth up
- patch-sth-up
- patch-through
- patch-together
- patch-up
- patchwork
- patchy
- pat-down