smooth up

verb

To make thoroughly smooth; to smooth out.

“We'll smooth up the ground when we're done with the project.”

Meanings

verbsmooth up (third-person singular simple present smooths up, present participle smoothing up, simple past and past participle smoothed up)

present singular third person smooths up · participle present smoothing up · participle past smoothed up · past smoothed up

  1. datedtransitiveTo make thoroughly smooth; to smooth out.

    We'll smooth up the ground when we're done with the project.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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