polish: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.
To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
To free from coarseness; refine: polish one's manners.
To remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics.
To become smooth or shiny by or as if by being rubbed.
To become perfect or refined.
Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.
A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface: shoe polish.
The act or process of polishing.
Elegance of style or manners; refinement.
polish off Informal To finish or dispose of quickly and easily.