fur out

verb

Synonym of fur (“to level a surface by applying furring to it”).

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Meanings

verbfur out (third-person singular simple present furs out, present participle furring out, simple past and past participle furred out)

present singular third person furs out · participle present furring out · participle past furred out · past furred out

  1. transitivebusinessSynonym of fur (“to level a surface by applying furring to it”).

    Sometimes built-ins or plumbing fixtures make it impossible to fur out a wall or build a false one.

    1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 11
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    A ⁵⁄₄-inch cornerboard furred out ¼ inch gives a matching shadowline to a 1½-inch original cornerboard.

    2010, Aaron Lubeck, Green Restorations: Sustainable Building and Historic Homes

    Synonyms: fur

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of fur (“to level a surface by applying furring to it”).

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APA

fur out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fur%20out

MLA

“fur out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fur%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fur out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fur%20out.

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