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file down

file down verb: to reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file).

Verb

file down (third-person singular simple present files down, present participle filing down, simple past and past participle filed down)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file).

Forms of file down

third-person singular presentfiles down
present participlefiling down
past participlefiled down
pastfiled down

Questions about file down

What does file down mean?
File down means to reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file).
What part of speech is file down?
File down is a verb.
What is the past tense of file down?
The past tense of file down is filed down.

Words near file down in the dictionary

  1. file clerks
  2. file closer
  3. file closers
  4. file descriptor
  5. file descriptors
  6. file down
  7. file extension
  8. file extensions
  9. file film
  10. file films
  11. file folder

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