smooth down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To render smooth, to remove roughness from
She smoothed her nails down with a file.
In a moment Kate was on her feet, smoothing her dress down
1922, Frank Harris, “X”, in My Life and Loves:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smooths down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| smoothed down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| smoothed down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| smoothing down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |