шлифова́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• burnish verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
• file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
• 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.
• sandpaper noun Paper coated with an abrasive grit, used for smoothing or polishing surfaces.

Senses

шлифова́ть is used for these senses in English:

• buff out To remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method.
• burnish To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
• file (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
• 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 down (transitive) To treat or polish with sandpaper.
• sandpaper (transitive) To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

burnish — full definition

1. verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
2. verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
3. verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
4. verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.

file — full definition

1. noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
2. verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
3. noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
4. noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
5. verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.

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