polish

polish
[[t]pɒ̱lɪʃ[/t]]
polishes, polishing, polished
1) N-MASS Polish is a substance that you put on the surface of an object in order to clean it, protect it, and make it shine.

The still air smelt faintly of furniture polish.

...soap powders, detergents, and polishes.

2) VERB If you polish something, you put polish on it or rub it with a cloth to make it shine.

[V n] Each morning he shaved and polished his shoes...

[V n] He removed his glasses and began polishing them with his handkerchief. [Also V]

Derived words:
polished ADJ-GRADED

...a highly polished floor.

N-SING: a N
Polish is also a noun.

He gave his counter a polish with a soft duster.

3) N-UNCOUNT (approval) If you say that someone has polish, you mean that they show confidence and know how to behave socially.
4) N-UNCOUNT (approval) If you say that a performance or piece of work has polish, you mean that it is of a very high standard.

The opera lacks the polish of his later work.

5) VERB If you polish your technique, performance, or skill at doing something, you work on improving it.

[V n] They just need to polish their technique.

Polish up means the same as polish.

Also V n P V P n (not pron) Polish up your writing skills on a one-week professional course.

6) → See also , French polish, nail polish
Phrasal Verbs:

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  • polish — [päl′ish] vt. [ME polischen < inflected stem of OFr polir < L polire, to polish, prob. < IE base * pel , to drive, impel > FELT1] 1. a) to smooth and brighten, as by rubbing b) to coat with polish, wax, etc. and make bright or glossy… …   English World dictionary

  • Polish — Pol ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, { ish}] 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polish — [n1] shine, brightness brilliance, burnish, finish, glaze, glint, gloss, luster, sheen, smoothness, sparkle, varnish, veneer, wax; concepts 492,611,620 Ant. dullness polish [n2] cultivated look, performance breeding, class, cultivation, culture,… …   New thesaurus

  • Polish — Pol ish, n. 1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. [1913 Webster] Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything used to produce a gloss. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polish up on — polish up or polish up on To work at or study in order to improve • • • Main Entry: ↑polish …   Useful english dictionary

  • polish — ► VERB 1) make smooth and shiny by rubbing. 2) improve or refine. 3) (polish off) finish or consume quickly. ► NOUN 1) a substance used to make something smooth and shiny when rubbed in. 2) an act of polishing …   English terms dictionary

  • Polish — Pol ish, v. i. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polish — Pol ish, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. n. The language of the Poles. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polish — polish. См. шлифовка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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