Polished

verb

/ˈpɒlɪʃt/

Word Frequency: 5.8

Definitions

1.verbTo shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

"He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."

2.verbTo refine; remove imperfections from.

"The band has polished its performance since the last concert."

3.verbTo apply shoe polish to shoes.

4.verbTo become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

"Steel polishes well."

5.verbTo refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

6.adjectiveMade smooth or shiny by polishing.

"polished shoes"

7.adjectiveRefined, elegant.

"a polished performance"

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