Definition of "polish" []

• To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action. (verb-transitive)
• To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums. (verb-transitive)
• To free from coarseness; refine: polish one's manners. (verb-transitive)
• To remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics. (verb-transitive)
• To become smooth or shiny by or as if by being rubbed. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Today, applying nail polish is just not enough and is far too mundane and boring."
• "Instead, I look at my story and ask myself if that little piece I think could use a bit more spit-and-polish is really necessary."
• "As for chiggars clear finger nail polish is a very effective treatment for them."