English Dictionary

sand

/sænd/

verb

(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it. / (transitive) To cover with sand. / (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.

I love to sand the wood until it is smooth.

意味（1）

(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

意味（2）

(transitive) To cover with sand.

Sudden stopping, which could be effected easily by sanding the rails and reversing the driving-gear, was dangerous, because the train might telescope and overwhelm the engine.

意味（3）

(transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.

The officer wrote until he had finished, read over to himself what he had written, sanded it, and handed it to Defarge, with the words In secret.