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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 sand
Familiarity information: SANDBLAST used as a noun is very rare.
• SANDBLAST (verb)
The verb SANDBLAST has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SANDBLAST used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: sandblasted
Past participle: sandblasted
-ing form: sandblasting
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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