磨く — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
• Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
• sand noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.
• scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
• shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.

Senses

磨く is used for these senses in English:

• brush (transitive) To clean with a brush.
• grind (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
• polish (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• sand (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
• scour (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
• shine (transitive) To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

brush — full definition

1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

grind — full definition

1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.

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