Polish | Mean of polish in English Dictionary

/ˈpɑːlɪʃ/

• Verb
• to make (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it
1. He polished his shoes.
2. She polished the silverware.
• to improve (something)
1. He spent the summer polishing his math skills.
2. Your essay needs to be polished up. = You need to polish up your essay.
3. They polished up [=practiced singing/playing] some old songs for the performance.
• to put nail polish on (a fingernail or toenail)
1. I polished her fingernails for her. [=I painted her nails with nail polish]

• to finish (something) completely
1. We polished off the whole pie.
2. He had polished off the book before bed.
• to defeat (someone or something) in a contest, game, etc.
1. They polished off the visiting team, 6–0.
• Noun
• a substance that is rubbed on a surface to make it smooth and shiny
1. I need more shoe/furniture polish.
2. Did you use a wax polish on the table or an oil-based one?
• a smooth and shiny surface
1. Buff the floor to a polish. [=until it has a smooth and shiny surface]
2. The stone takes a high polish. [=the stone can become very shiny when it is polished]
• good quality or style that comes from practice or effort
1. The movie has the polish we've come to expect from that director.
2. His performance lacked polish.
• good manners
1. He's rude and lacks polish.
• the act of polishing something
1. She gave the statue a quick polish.
• the language of Poland
1. Do you speak Polish?
• the people of Poland
1. a tradition of the Polish [=Poles]