Idiom idiom
smooth down
Meaning
To render smooth, to remove roughness from
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Use your hands to smooth down the wrinkled fabric.”
“She tried to smooth down her hair before the important interview started.”
“The carpenter used a fine-grit sandpaper to smooth down the rough edges of the oak table until the surface felt perfectly even.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026