trowel

troweltop to bottom: inside corner, pointing, and finishing trowels

trow·el

T0384000 (trou′əl)n.1. A flat-bladed hand tool for leveling, spreading, or shaping substances such as concrete or mortar.2. A small implement with a pointed, scoop-shaped blade used for digging, as in setting plants.tr.v. trow·eled, trow·el·ing, trow·els or trow·elled or trow·el·ling To spread, smooth, form, or scoop with a trowel.

[Middle English trowell, from Old French truele, from Late Latin truella, diminutive of Latin trua, ladle.]

trow′el·er, trow′el·ler n.

trowel

(ˈtraʊəl) n1. (Tools) any of various small hand tools having a flat metal blade attached to a handle, used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials2. (Tools) a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etcvb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled (Tools) (tr) to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc)[C14: from Old French truele, from Latin trulla a scoop, from trua a stirring spoon] ˈtroweller, ˈtroweler n

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(ˈtraʊ əl)

n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. 1. any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc. 2. a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth, etc. v.t. 3. to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel. [1300–50; Middle English < Old French truelle < Late Latin truella= Latin tru(a) ladle + -ella -elle] trow′el•er; esp. Brit., trow′el•ler, n.

trowel

Past participle: trowelled
Gerund: trowelling

Imperative
trowel
trowel

Present
I trowel
you trowel
he/she/it trowels
we trowel
you trowel
they trowel

Preterite
I trowelled
you trowelled
he/she/it trowelled
we trowelled
you trowelled
they trowelled

Present Continuous
I am trowelling
you are trowelling
he/she/it is trowelling
we are trowelling
you are trowelling
they are trowelling

Present Perfect
I have trowelled
you have trowelled
he/she/it has trowelled
we have trowelled
you have trowelled
they have trowelled

Past Continuous
I was trowelling
you were trowelling
he/she/it was trowelling
we were trowelling
you were trowelling
they were trowelling

Past Perfect
I had trowelled
you had trowelled
he/she/it had trowelled
we had trowelled
you had trowelled
they had trowelled

Future
I will trowel
you will trowel
he/she/it will trowel
we will trowel
you will trowel
they will trowel

Future Perfect
I will have trowelled
you will have trowelled
he/she/it will have trowelled
we will have trowelled
you will have trowelled
they will have trowelled

Future Continuous
I will be trowelling
you will be trowelling
he/she/it will be trowelling
we will be trowelling
you will be trowelling
they will be trowelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trowelling
you have been trowelling
he/she/it has been trowelling
we have been trowelling
you have been trowelling
they have been trowelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trowelling
you will have been trowelling
he/she/it will have been trowelling
we will have been trowelling
you will have been trowelling
they will have been trowelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trowelling
you had been trowelling
he/she/it had been trowelling
we had been trowelling
you had been trowelling
they had been trowelling

Conditional
I would trowel
you would trowel
he/she/it would trowel
we would trowel
you would trowel
they would trowel

Past Conditional
I would have trowelled
you would have trowelled
he/she/it would have trowelled
we would have trowelled
you would have trowelled
they would have trowelled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trowel - a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materialsbrick trowel, mason's trowel - a trowel used in masonrygarden trowel - a trowel used by gardenershand tool - a tool used with workers' handsplastering trowel - a trowel used to spread and smooth plasterpointing trowel - a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cementslick - a trowel used to make a surface slick
Verb	1.	trowel - use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster workcut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

Translations

小泥铲抹子泥铲镘刀

trowel

(ˈtrauəl) noun1. a tool like a small shovel, used in gardening. he filled the flowerpot with earth, using a trowel.小泥铲2. a tool with a flat blade, for spreading mortar, plaster etc. 镘刀，抹子

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lay it on with a trowel

To exaggerate, aggrandize, or overstate some emotional experience, response, or appeal, such as blame, praise, flattery, excuses, etc. Jim carries on as though flattering the boss will get him a promotion, so he's always laying it on with a trowel for her. OK, Bob, I think Mary understands the trouble she's in, no need to lay it on with a trowel.See also: lay, on, trowel

lay it on thick

To exaggerate, overembellish, or overstate some emotional experience, response, or appeal, such as blame, praise, flattery, excuses, etc. Jim carries on as though flattering the boss will get him a promotion, so he's always laying it on thick for her. Bob, I think Mary understands the trouble she's in, no need to lay it on so thick.See also: lay, on, thick

lay it on thick

and lay it on with a trowel; pour it on thick; spread it on thickFig. to exaggerate or over-state praise, excuses, or blame. Sally was laying it on thick when she said that Tom was the best singer she had ever heard. After Bob finished making his excuses, Sally said that he was pouring it on thick. Bob always spreads it on thick.See also: lay, on, thick

lay it on thick

Also, lay it on with a trowel. Exaggerate, overstate; also, flatter effusively. For example, Jane laid it on thick when she said this was the greatest book she'd ever read, or Tom thought he'd get the senator to waive the speaker's fee if he just laid it on with a trowel . This idiom alludes to applying a thick coat of paint or plaster. [c. 1600] See also: lay, on, thick

trowel

see under lay it on thick.

lay it on thick

INFORMALIf you lay it on thick, you try to make something seem more important than it really is when you talk or write about it. Gerhardt explained the position to the Press Officer, laying it on thick about Adrian Winter's importance. Ask someone to tell him how good you are at your job. Get them to lay it on thick. Compare with lay it on with a trowel.See also: lay, on, thick

lay it on with a trowel

BRITISHIf you lay it on with a trowel, you try to make something seem more important than it really is, especially in order to get the reaction you want. You have to make up your mind about whether Carmen's telling the truth or laying it on with a trowel. Note: You can also say that someone lays on a particular thing with a trowel if they emphasize it. He followed my advice and laid on the flattery with a trowel. Compare with lay it on thick.See also: lay, on, trowel

lay it on ˈthick/with a ˈtrowel

(also pile it on ˈthick, pile it ˈon) say that something is much better or much worse than it really is because you want to impress or annoy somebody: He said that she was his favourite author and that she deserved the Nobel Prize for literature. He really laid it on with a trowel. ♢ My father really piled it on, shouting at me for ages about my exam results.See also: lay, on, thick, trowel

lay it on thick

Informal To exaggerate or overstate something.See also: lay, on, thick

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noun a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade

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