deburr

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ burr.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈbɜː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To remove burrs from (a workpiece).

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

2. (transitive) To remove debris from (raw wool).

Derived terms

• deburrer

Translations

remove burrs

• Dutch: afbramen (nl)
• French: ébavurer (fr)
• German: entgraten (de)
• Italian: sbavare (it)
• Portuguese: rebarbar
• Turkish: çapak almak

Further reading

• “deburr”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “deburr”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “deburr”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “deburr”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Anagrams

• burred