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削る — meaning in English

kezuru

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English meaning

  • lathe noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
  • plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
  • sharpen verb To make something sharp or sharper.
  • shave verb To cut hair close to the skin using a razor or similar tool.
  • thin adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.

Senses

削る is used for these senses in English:

  • lathe To shape with a lathe.
  • plane (transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
  • scrape (ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
  • sharpen (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp.
  • thin (transitive) To make thin or thinner.

lathe — full definition

  1. noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
  2. verb To shape something using a lathe.

plane — full definition

  1. noun An aircraft; an airplane.
  2. noun A completely flat surface, especially in mathematics or physics.
  3. noun A tool used to shave thin layers off wood to smooth or shape it.
  4. adj Completely flat or level.

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