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Buff out

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Buff out"

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polish offverb(idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
rub offverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To be transferred with little or no effort.
buffnounUndyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
rub outverb(transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).
rub downverb(idiomatic, transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
barknounThe short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
scratch outverbTo remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.
wear offverb(intransitive) to diminish in effect
sand downverb(transitive) To treat or polish with sandpaper.
rub upverb(transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
abradeverb(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
effaceverb(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
sand offverbTo make smooth or blunt by sandpapering.
rasenounAn act of cutting, scraping, or scratching; also, an erasure.
deburrnoun(transitive) To remove burrs from (a workpiece).
wipeverb(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
sandnoun(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
paint outnounAn event where artists congregate in an outdoor scenic area for the purpose of completing realistic paintings from life.
wash outverb(idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
abraseverb(transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.

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