Definitions
1.nounA substance used to polish."A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily."
2.nounCleanliness; smoothness, shininess."The floor was waxed to a high polish."
3.nounRefinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation."The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk."
4.verbTo shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding."He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."
5.verbTo refine; remove imperfections from."The band has polished its performance since the last concert."
6.verbTo apply shoe polish to shoes.
7.verbTo become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface."Steel polishes well."
8.verbTo refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.