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SANDBLAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sandblast mean? 

SANDBLAST (noun)
  The noun SANDBLAST has 1 sense:

1. a blast of wind laden with sandplay

  Familiarity information: SANDBLAST used as a noun is very rare.


SANDBLAST (verb)
  The verb SANDBLAST has 1 sense:

1. grind with a sandblastplay

  Familiarity information: SANDBLAST used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SANDBLAST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A blast of wind laden with sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("sandblast" is a kind of...):

blast; blow; gust (a strong current of air)

Derivation:

sandblast (grind with a sandblast)


SANDBLAST (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they sandblast  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it sandblasts  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: sandblasted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: sandblasted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: sandblasting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Grind with a sandblast

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

sandblast the facade of the building

Hypernyms (to "sandblast" is one way to...):

smooth; smoothen (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sandblast (a blast of wind laden with sand)

sandblaster (a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces)


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