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SMOOTH OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smooth out mean?
• SMOOTH OUT (verb)
The verb SMOOTH OUT has 1 sense:
1. free from obstructions
Familiarity information: SMOOTH OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free from obstructions
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
smooth; smooth out
Context example:
smooth the way towards peace negotiations
Hypernyms (to "smooth out" is one way to...):
disembarrass; free; rid (relieve from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Context examples
Because ice is less dense than rock, the topography could "relax," or smooth out, more quickly if ice or another lower-density material, such as salt, dominates the subsurface composition.
(The Case of the Missing Ceres Craters, NASA)
Travel for personal or business reasons was not easy either, so as you enter this month, you may need to smooth out difficulties that cropped up.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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