smooth down
Press wrinkles out
To smooth down is to flatten or make sleek by stroking or pressing: She smoothed down her hair before the interview, He smoothed down the wrinkled tablecloth.
The phrase often suggests tidying something ruffled or disordered.
Figuratively, to smooth down can mean to calm or placate: She smoothed down his ruffled feathers after the argument.
Apply force downward
- ironElement twenty-six
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- sleekSmooth and elegant
slick · compress · even out · flatten out · roll out · tamp · plane · streamline
press
Apply force downward
- ironElement twenty-six
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- straightenMake linear or orderly
sleek · slick · compress · even out · flatten out · roll out · tamp · plane · streamline · lay flat
calm
Free from agitation
appease · conciliate · reassure · comfort · quiet · settle · defuse · ease · soften · gentle
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
neaten · tidy · arrange · pat · fix · primp · preen · slick back · tame · settle