Burnish and Strop

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Burnish verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.

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Strop is an antonym for burnish.

Nearby Words: burnished, burnishing, burnisher

Strop verb - To make sharp or sharper.

Usage example: at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades

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Burnish is an antonym for strop.

Nearby Word: stropping

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Strop and Burnish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/burnish/strop

Burnish & Strop. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/burnish/strop>.

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