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smooth away

smooth away verb: to remove or conceal by smoothing; to remove through gradual action.

Verb

smooth away (third-person singular simple present smooths away, present participle smoothing away, simple past and past participle smoothed away)

  1. (transitive) To remove or conceal by smoothing; to remove through gradual action.
    • His rough edges have been smoothed away by a period of personal growth.
    • The imperfections need to be smoothed away in a computer art package.

Forms of smooth away

third-person singular presentsmooths away
present participlesmoothing away
past participlesmoothed away
pastsmoothed away

Questions about smooth away

What does smooth away mean?
Smooth away means to remove or conceal by smoothing; to remove through gradual action.
What part of speech is smooth away?
Smooth away is a verb.
What is the past tense of smooth away?
The past tense of smooth away is smoothed away.

Words near smooth away in the dictionary

  1. smooth as a baby's bum
  2. smooth as butter
  3. smooth as eggs
  4. smooth as oil
  5. smooth as silk
  6. smooth away
  7. smooth azalea
  8. smooth azaleas
  9. smooth bedstraw
  10. smooth brain
  11. smooth brains

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