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.nounThe action of the verb to polish.
7.noun(usually in the plural) An extract of partially milled rice.
8.adjectiveThat makes shiny or smooth.
9.adjectiveThat refines.