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oversand

oversand verb: to sand excessively.

Verb

oversand (third-person singular simple present oversands, present participle oversanding, simple past and past participle oversanded)

  1. (transitive) To sand excessively.
    • Sometimes you can oversand an outer area, but the fix is simple. Glue a small section of sheet stock to the base of the part and blend it in. Be sure that the entire surface of the sheet has a very thin coat of glue on it.2000, Mike Ashey, Basics of Ship Modeling: The Illustrated Guide, page 37

Forms of oversand

third-person singular presentoversands
present participleoversanding
past participleoversanded
pastoversanded

Origin of oversand

From over- + sand.

Questions about oversand

What does oversand mean?
Oversand means to sand excessively.
What part of speech is oversand?
Oversand is a verb.
What is the past tense of oversand?
The past tense of oversand is oversanded.

Words near oversand in the dictionary

  1. oversampler
  2. oversamplers
  3. oversamples
  4. oversampling
  5. oversamplings
  6. oversand
  7. oversanded
  8. oversanding
  9. oversands
  10. oversang
  11. oversanguine

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