deburr

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UK/diːˈbɜː(ɹ)/

verb

To remove burrs from (a workpiece).

“After drilling the hole, use an abrasive to deburr the edges.”

OriginEnglish burr ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeburr (third-person singular simple present deburrs, present participle deburring, simple past and past participle deburred)

present singular third person deburrs · participle present deburring · participle past deburred · past deburred

  1. transitiveTo remove burrs from (a workpiece).

    After drilling the hole, use an abrasive to deburr the edges.

  2. transitiveTo remove debris from (raw wool).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishburr
  8. Englishdeburr

From de- + burr.

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Translations

Dutch afbramen
  • afbramenremove burrs
French ébavurer
  • ébavurerremove burrs
German entgraten
  • entgratenremove burrs
Italian sbavare
  • sbavareremove burrs
Portuguese rebarbar
  • rebarbarremove burrs
Turkish çapak almak
  • çapak almakremove burrs

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deburr

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Anagrams

Burder
Cite this entry
APA

deburr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deburr

MLA

“deburr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deburr. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deburr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deburr.

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