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grain up

grain up verb: to grain (something) (To texture a surface).

Verb

grain up (third-person singular simple present grains up, present participle graining up, simple past and past participle grained up)

  1. (transitive) To grain (something) (To texture a surface).
  2. (transitive) To grain (leather) (To make softer).

Forms of grain up

third-person singular presentgrains up
present participlegraining up
past participlegrained up
pastgrained up

Questions about grain up

What does grain up mean?
Grain up means to grain (something) (To texture a surface).
What part of speech is grain up?
Grain up is a verb.
What is the past tense of grain up?
The past tense of grain up is grained up.

Words near grain up in the dictionary

  1. grain size
  2. grain sizes
  3. grain spirit
  4. grain spirits
  5. grain thrips
  6. grain up
  7. grain weevil
  8. grain weevils
  9. grain whiskey
  10. grain whiskeys
  11. grain whiskies

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