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afwrijven

Definitions of afwrijven
  1. verb
    bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
  2. verb
    give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
  3. verb
    make (a surface) shine
  4. verb
    move over something with pressure
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    types:
    afkloppen, afslaan, borstelen, opborstelen, strijken
    rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
    afsponsen, sponsen
    clean with a sponge, by rubbing
    afschrobben, ontvetten, opborstelen, schrobben, schuren
    clean with hard rubbing
    raspen
    scratch repeatedly
    afstoffen, stoffen
    rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
    aanvegen, schoonvegen, uitvegen, vegen
    sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
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