swarf English

Meaning swarf meaning

What does swarf mean?

swarf noun

— (uncountable) The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone. [from mid 16th c.]

— a particular chip or shaving

swarf verb

— (transitive) To grind down.

swarf verb

— (intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To grow languid; to faint.

swarf noun

— (obsolete) A faint or swoon.

Synonyms swarf synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as swarf?

swarf English » English

trimming

shavings

cuttings

cutting scrap

chip