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filing down

filing down is the present participle and gerund of file down.

Meaning of file down

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).

Questions about filing down

What is filing down the present participle and gerund of?
Filing down is the present participle and gerund of file down.

Words near filing down in the dictionary

  1. filing away
  2. filing cabinet
  3. filing cabinets
  4. filing clerk
  5. filing clerks
  6. filing down
  7. filing fee
  8. filing fees
  9. filing in
  10. filing off
  11. filing off the serial numbers

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