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verb (used with object)
1.
to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
2.
to render finished, refined, or elegant: His speech needs polishing.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become smooth and glossy through polishing: a flooring that polishes easily.
4.
Archaic. to become refined or elegant.
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Polish off
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
noun
Verb phrases5.
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss: shoe polish.
6.
the act of polishing.
7.
state of being polished.
8.
smoothness and gloss of surface.
9.
superiority of manner or execution; refinement; elegance: the polish of a professional singer.
10.
polish off, Informal.
a.
to finish or dispose of quickly: They polished off a gallon of ice cream between them.
b.
to subdue or get rid of someone: The fighter polished off his opponent in the first round.
11.
polish up, to improve; refine: She took lessons to polish up her speech.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English polishen < Middle French poliss-, long stem of polir < Latin polīre to polish; see -ish2
1250–1300; Middle English polishen < Middle French poliss-, long stem of polir < Latin polīre to polish; see -ish2
Related forms
pol·ish·er, noun
de·pol·ish, verb (used with object)
in·ter·pol·ish, verb (used with object)
o·ver·pol·ish, verb (used with object)
pre·pol·ish, noun, verb (used with object)
EXPANDre·pol·ish, verb, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. shine, brighten, burnish, buff, smooth. 8. shine, gleam. Polish, gloss, luster, sheen refer to a smooth, shining, or bright surface from which light is reflected. Polish suggests the smooth, bright reflection often produced by friction: rubbed to a high polish. Gloss suggests a superficial, hard smoothness characteristic of lacquered, varnished, or enameled surfaces: a gloss on oilcloth, on paper. Luster denotes the characteristic quality of the light reflected from the surfaces of certain materials (pearls, silk, wax, freshly cut metals, etc.): a pearly luster. Sheen, sometimes poetical, suggests a glistening brightness such as that reflected from the surface of silk or velvet, or from furniture oiled and hand-polished: a rich velvety sheen.
1. shine, brighten, burnish, buff, smooth. 8. shine, gleam. Polish, gloss, luster, sheen refer to a smooth, shining, or bright surface from which light is reflected. Polish suggests the smooth, bright reflection often produced by friction: rubbed to a high polish. Gloss suggests a superficial, hard smoothness characteristic of lacquered, varnished, or enameled surfaces: a gloss on oilcloth, on paper. Luster denotes the characteristic quality of the light reflected from the surfaces of certain materials (pearls, silk, wax, freshly cut metals, etc.): a pearly luster. Sheen, sometimes poetical, suggests a glistening brightness such as that reflected from the surface of silk or velvet, or from furniture oiled and hand-polished: a rich velvety sheen.
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| polish off | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to finish or process completely |
| 2. | to dispose of or kill; eliminate |
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Idioms & Phrases
polish off
Finish or dispose of, especially quickly and easily. For example, We polished off the pie in no time, or If everyone helps, we can polish off this job today. This usage, dating from the early 1800s, came from boxing, where it originally meant "to defeat an opponent quickly and easily." By the 1830s it was used more generally.
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