Polish
Pol‧ish1 /ˈpəʊlɪʃ $ ˈpoʊ-/ 
adjective
relating to Poland, its people, or its language
Polish2 noun
1. the Polish [plural] people from Poland
2. [uncountable] the language used in Poland
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adjectiverelating to Poland, its people, or its language
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noun1. the Polish [plural] people from Poland
2. [uncountable] the language used in Poland
polish
pol‧ish1 /ˈpɒlɪʃ $ ˈpɑː-/ verb [transitive]
1. to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it:
I spent all afternoon polishing the silver.
polish something with something
Polish the lenses with a piece of tissue.
2. to improve a piece of writing, a speech etc by making slight changes to it before it is completely finished:
Your essay is good, you just need to polish it a bit.
—polishing noun [uncountable]
polish somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb informal
a. to finish food, work etc quickly or easily:
Sam polished off the rest of the pizza.
b. American English to kill or defeat a person or animal when they are weak or wounded:
He was polished off with a shotgun blast to the face.
polish something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. (also polish up on something) to improve a skill or an ability by practising it:
You should polish up your Spanish before you go to Chile.
2. to make something seem better or more attractive to other people:
The company needs to polish up its image.
3. to polish something
polish2 noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a liquid, powder, or other substance that you rub into a surface to make it smooth and shiny
furniture/shoe/floor etc polish ⇨ French polish
2. [singular] especially British English an act of polishing a surface to make it smooth and shiny:
An occasional polish will keep wall tiles looking good.
3. [uncountable] a high level of skill or style in the way someone performs, writes, or behaves:
Carla’s writing has potential, but it lacks polish.
4. [singular] the smooth shiny appearance of something produced by polishing
⇨ spit and polish at spit2(5)
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verb [transitive] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: polir, from Latin polire
Language: Old French
Origin: polir, from Latin polire
1. to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it:
polish something with something
2. to improve a piece of writing, a speech etc by making slight changes to it before it is completely finished:
—polishing noun [uncountable]
polish somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb informal
a. to finish food, work etc quickly or easily:
b. American English to kill or defeat a person or animal when they are weak or wounded:
polish something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. (also polish up on something) to improve a skill or an ability by practising it:
2. to make something seem better or more attractive to other people:
3. to polish something
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noun1. [uncountable and countable] a liquid, powder, or other substance that you rub into a surface to make it smooth and shiny
furniture/shoe/floor etc polish ⇨ French polish
2. [singular] especially British English an act of polishing a surface to make it smooth and shiny:
3. [uncountable] a high level of skill or style in the way someone performs, writes, or behaves:
4. [singular] the smooth shiny appearance of something produced by polishing
⇨ spit and polish at spit2(5)