noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
Near-synonym: emery paper
They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sanding paper, emery paper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abrasive
2
noun
Meaning 2
A sheet of such paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Examples
I need a scraper and a sandpaper over here.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sand, sand down
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emery paper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abrasive, abradant, abrasive material
5
verb
Meaning 5
rub with sandpaper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
sandpaper the wooden surface
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: smooth, smoothen
Narrower terms: rough-sand
History
Etymology
From sand + paper.
Across languages
Translations
134 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
skuurpapier
— paper coated with abrasive material
Albanian:
zumpara
— paper coated with abrasive material
Albanian:
zumpare
— paper coated with abrasive material
Arabic:
وَرَق زُجَاج
(waraq zujāj)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Armenian:
հղկաթուղթ
(hġkatʻuġtʻ)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Armenian:
շուշաթուղթ
(šušatʻuġtʻ)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Assamese:
পালিচ কাগজ
(palis kagoz)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Assamese:
চিৰিচ কাগজ
(siris kagoz)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Azerbaijani:
zımpara
— paper coated with abrasive material
Belarusian:
нажда́чная папе́ра
(naždáčnaja papjéra)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Bengali:
শিরিষ-কাগজ
(śiriś-kagoj)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Bulgarian:
шку́рка
(škúrka)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Catalan:
paper de vidre
— paper coated with abrasive material
Chinese Cantonese:
砂紙 /砂纸
(saa1 zi2)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Chinese Mandarin:
砂紙 /砂纸
(shāzhǐ)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Czech:
smirkový papír
— paper coated with abrasive material
Czech:
brusný papír
— paper coated with abrasive material
Danish:
sandpapir
— paper coated with abrasive material
Dutch:
schuurpapier
— paper coated with abrasive material
Esperanto:
sablopapero
— paper coated with abrasive material
Estonian:
abrasiivpaber
— paper coated with abrasive material
Estonian:
liivapaber
— paper coated with abrasive material
Finnish:
hiomapaperi
— paper coated with abrasive material
French:
papier de verre
— paper coated with abrasive material
French:
papier à poncer
— paper coated with abrasive material
Galician:
lixa
— paper coated with abrasive material
Georgian:
ზუმფარა
(zumpara)
— paper coated with abrasive material
German:
Schleifpapier
— paper coated with abrasive material
German:
Schmirgelpapier
— paper coated with abrasive material
German:
Sandpapier
— paper coated with abrasive material
Greek:
γυαλόχαρτο
(gyalócharto)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Gujarati:
રેતિયો કાગળ
(retiyo kāgaḷ)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Hebrew:
נְיַר לֶטֶשׁ
(nyar létesh)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Hindi:
रेगमाल
(regmāl)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Hungarian:
csiszolópapír
— paper coated with abrasive material
Hungarian:
dörzspapír
— paper coated with abrasive material
Hungarian:
smirgli
— paper coated with abrasive material
Hungarian:
smirglipapír
— paper coated with abrasive material
Icelandic:
sandpappír
— paper coated with abrasive material
Indonesian:
ampelas
— paper coated with abrasive material
Indonesian:
kertas abrasif
— paper coated with abrasive material
Irish:
páipéar gainimh
— paper coated with abrasive material
Irish:
páipéar scríobach
— paper coated with abrasive material
Italian:
carta vetrata
— paper coated with abrasive material
Japanese:
研磨紙
(kenmashi)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Japanese:
サンドペーパー
(sandopēpā)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Japanese:
紙鑢
(kamiyasuri)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Kazakh:
егеуқұм қағазы
(egeuqūm qağazy)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Kazakh:
қажауқағаз
(qajauqağaz)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Khmer:
ក្រដាសខ្សាច់
(krɑɑdaah khsac)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Korean:
사포
(sapo)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Kyrgyz:
наждактуу кагаз
(najdaktuu kagaz)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Lao:
ກະດາດຊາຍ
(ka dāt sāi)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Latin:
harenae charta
— paper coated with abrasive material
Latvian:
smilšpapīrs
— paper coated with abrasive material
Lithuanian:
švitrinis popierius
— paper coated with abrasive material
Luxembourgish:
Sandpapier
— paper coated with abrasive material
Macedonian:
шмиргла
(šmirgla)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Malay:
ampelas
— paper coated with abrasive material
Malay:
kertas lelas
— paper coated with abrasive material
Māori:
pepa whakamaene
— paper coated with abrasive material
Mongolian:
зүлгүүр
(zülgüür)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Navajo:
naaltsoos bee achʼiishígíí
— paper coated with abrasive material
Norman:
papi tîmbré
— paper coated with abrasive material
Norwegian Bokmål:
sandpapir
— paper coated with abrasive material
Norwegian Bokmål:
slipepapir
— paper coated with abrasive material
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sandpapir
— paper coated with abrasive material
Norwegian Nynorsk:
slipepapir
— paper coated with abrasive material
Iranian Persian:
سُنْبادِه
(sonbâde)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Plautdietsch:
Schiapapia
— paper coated with abrasive material
Plautdietsch:
Sauntpapia
— paper coated with abrasive material
Polish:
papier ścierny
— paper coated with abrasive material
Polish:
szmergiel
— paper coated with abrasive material
Portuguese:
lixa
— paper coated with abrasive material
Romanian:
șmirghel
— paper coated with abrasive material
Romanian:
hârtie abrazivă
— paper coated with abrasive material
Russian:
нажда́чная бума́га
(naždáčnaja bumága)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Russian:
нажда́чка
(naždáčka)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Russian:
шку́рка
(škúrka)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Russian:
шлифова́льная бума́га
(šlifoválʹnaja bumága)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Scottish Gaelic:
pàipear-gainmhich
— paper coated with abrasive material
Serbo-Croatian:
брусни папир
— paper coated with abrasive material
Serbo-Croatian:
brusni papir
— paper coated with abrasive material
Slovak:
brúsny papier
— paper coated with abrasive material
Spanish:
lija
— paper coated with abrasive material
Spanish:
papel de lija
— paper coated with abrasive material
Swahili:
msasa
— paper coated with abrasive material
Swedish:
sandpapper
— paper coated with abrasive material
Swedish:
slippapper
— paper coated with abrasive material
Tagalog:
liha
— paper coated with abrasive material
Tajik:
коғази сунбода
(koġaz-i sunboda)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Tausug:
gigidgid
— paper coated with abrasive material
Thai:
กระดาษทราย
(grà-dàat-saai)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Tibetan:
ཀོ་སག
(ko sag)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Turkish:
zımpara
— paper coated with abrasive material
Ukrainian:
нажда́чний папі́р
(naždáčnyj papír)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Urdu:
ریگ مال
(reg māl)
— paper coated with abrasive material
Uzbek:
silliqlash qogʻozi
— paper coated with abrasive material
Vietnamese:
giấy nhám
— paper coated with abrasive material
Chinese Mandarin:
砂紙片 /砂纸片
— a sheet
Estonian:
lihvimisleht
— a sheet
Finnish:
hioma-arkki
— a sheet
German:
Schleifpapierbogen
— a sheet
Gujarati:
રેતિયો કાગળ
(retiyo kāgaḷ)
— a sheet
Latvian:
slīpēšanas loksne
— a sheet
Lithuanian:
šlifavimo lakštas
— a sheet
Norwegian Bokmål:
sandpapir
— a sheet
Norwegian Bokmål:
slipeark
— a sheet
Polish:
papier ścierny
— a sheet
Polish:
szmergiel
— a sheet
Portuguese:
lixa
— a sheet
Russian:
лист
(list)
— a sheet
Swedish:
sandpapper
— a sheet
Swedish:
slipark
— a sheet
Bulgarian:
шкуря
(škurja)
— to polish or grind a surface
Catalan:
escatar
— to polish or grind a surface
Chinese Mandarin:
用砂紙打磨 /用砂纸打磨
(yòng shāzhǐ dǎmó)
— to polish or grind a surface
Chinese Mandarin:
用砂紙拋光 /用砂纸抛光
(yòng shāzhǐ pāoguāng)
— to polish or grind a surface
Finnish:
hioa
— to polish or grind a surface
French:
poncer
— to polish or grind a surface
German:
abschleifen
— to polish or grind a surface
German:
abschmirgeln
— to polish or grind a surface
Hungarian:
csiszol
— to polish or grind a surface
Hungarian:
lecsiszol
— to polish or grind a surface
Italian:
scartavetrare
— to polish or grind a surface
Korean:
사포로 닦다
(sapo-ro dakda)
— to polish or grind a surface
Macedonian:
шмиргла
(šmirgla)
— to polish or grind a surface
Norwegian:
slipe
— to polish or grind a surface
Polish:
szlifować papierem ściernym
— to polish or grind a surface
Portuguese:
lixar
— to polish or grind a surface
Russian:
шлифова́ть
(šlifovátʹ)
— to polish or grind a surface
Russian:
шку́рить
(škúritʹ)
— to polish or grind a surface
Spanish:
lijar
— to polish or grind a surface
Swedish:
sandpappra
— to polish or grind a surface