polish

pol·ish  (plsh)

v. pol·ished, pol·ish·ing, pol·ish·es

v.tr.

1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.

2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.

3. To free from coarseness; refine: polish one's manners.

4. To remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics.

v.intr.

1. To become smooth or shiny by or as if by being rubbed.

2. To become perfect or refined.

n.

1. Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.

2. A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface: shoe polish.

3. The act or process of polishing.

4. Elegance of style or manners; refinement.

Phrasal Verb:

polish off Informal

To finish or dispose of quickly and easily.

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[Middle English polisshen, from Old French polir, poliss-, from Latin polre; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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polish·er n.

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polish

Verb

1. to make smooth and shiny by rubbing

2. to perfect or complete: media experts he had hired to polish his image

3. to make or become elegant or refined: not having polished his south London accent didn't help his career

Noun

1. a substance used for polishing

2. a shine or gloss

3. elegance or refinement [Latin polire to polish]

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Polish

Adjective

of Poland

Noun

the language of Poland

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	polish - the property of being smooth and shiny burnish, glossiness, gloss smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light French polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
	2.	polish - a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad refinement, finish, cultivation, culture flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defect
	3.	polish - a preparation used in polishing formulation, preparation - a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" blacking, shoe polish - a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear Simoniz - a brand of car polish
	4.	Polish - the Slavic language of Poland Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Verb	1.	polish - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" smooth, smoothen, shine beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful Simonise, Simonize - polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized" sleek, slick - make slick or smooth burnish, furbish, buff - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" gloss - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
	2.	polish - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" fine-tune, refine, down ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" over-refine, overrefine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter" civilise, civilize, school, cultivate, educate, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
	3.	polish - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" polish up, brush up, round off, round perfect, hone - make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"
Adj.	1.	Polish - of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"

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polish

noun 1. varnish, wax, glaze, lacquer, japan

noun 2. sheen, finish, sparkle, glaze, gloss, brilliance, brightness, veneer, lustre, smoothness

noun 3. style, class (informal) finish, breeding, grace, elegance, refinement, finesse, urbanity, suavity, politesse

verb 4. shine, wax, clean, smooth, rub, buff, brighten, burnish, furbish

verb 5. (often with up) perfect, improve, enhance, refine, finish, correct, cultivate, brush up, touch up, emend

polish someone off eliminate, take out (slang) get rid of, dispose of, do away with, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. beat someone once and for all

polish something off (Informal) finish, down, shift (informal) wolf, consume, put away, eat up, swill

Translations

Polish [ˈpəulɪʃ] adj → polaco

n (LING) → polaco

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polish [ˈpɔlɪʃ] n (for shoes) → betún m;

(for floor) → cera (de lustrar);

(for nails) → esmalte m (= shine); brillo, lustre m;

(fig) (= refinement); refinamiento

vt [+ shoes] → limpiar (= make shiny); pulir, sacar brillo a;

(fig) (= improve); perfeccionar, refinar

polish off vt [+ work] → terminar [+ food]; despachar

polish up vt [+ shoes, furniture etc] → limpiar, sacar brillo a;

(fig) [+ language]; perfeccionar

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Polish [ˈpəulɪʃ] adj → polonais(e)

n (Ling) → polonais m

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polish [ˈpɔlɪʃ] n (for shoes) → cirage m;

(for floor) → cire f, encaustique f;

(for nails) → vernis m (= shine); éclat m, poli m (fig) (= refinement); raffinement m

vt (= put polish on) [+ shoes, wood] → cirer (= make shiny); astiquer, faire briller (fig) (= improve); perfectionner

polish off vt [+ work] → expédier [+ food]; liquider

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Polish [ˈpəulɪʃ] adj → polnisch

n (Ling) → Polnisch nt

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polish [ˈpɔlɪʃ] n (for shoes) → Creme f;

(for furniture) → Politur f;

(for floors) → Bohnerwachs nt (= shine) (on shoes, floor etc) → Glanz m (fig) (= refinement); Schliff m

vt [+ shoes] → putzen [+ floor, furniture etc]; polieren

polish off polish vt [+ work] → erledigen [+ food]; verputzen

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Polish [ˈpəulɪʃ] adj → polacco/a

n (LING) → polacco

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polish [ˈpɔlɪʃ] n (for shoes) → lucido;

(for floor) → cera;

(for nails) → smalto (= shine); lucentezza, lustro;

(fig) (= refinement); raffinatezza

vt → lucidare;

(fig) (= improve); raffinare

polish off vt [+ work] → sbrigare [+ food]; mangiarsi