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verb | noun polishpolish1 /ˈpɑlɪʃ/ ●●● S3 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpolish1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French polir, from Latin polire VERB TABLEpolish |
| Present | I, you, we, they | polish | | he, she, it | polishes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | polished | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have polished | | he, she, it | has polished | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had polished | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will polish | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have polished |
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| Present | I | am polishing | | he, she, it | is polishing | | you, we, they | are polishing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was polishing | | you, we, they | were polishing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been polishing | | he, she, it | has been polishing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been polishing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be polishing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been polishing |
THESAURUS to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing► clean to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing: I need to clean the bathtub. She’s busy cleaning. ► wash to use water, and often soap, to clean clothes, dishes, parts of your body, or uncooked food: Wash your hands before dinner. ► cleanse formal to make something, especially part of your body, completely clean: Cleanse the wound thoroughly with soap and water. ► disinfect to clean something with a chemical that kills bacteria: Bathrooms in public places must be disinfected regularly. ► sterilize to make something, for example a medical tool, completely clean and kill all bacteria in or on it, using high temperatures or chemicals: It is important to sterilize baby bottles to keep your baby healthy. ► purify to remove the dirty parts or bacteria from something such as water or air: Boil the water for ten minutes to purify it. ► wipe to clean a surface with a cloth, often a wet cloth: She wiped the crumbs off the table into her hand. ► scrub to clean something by rubbing it hard with a wet brush or cloth: He was on his hands and knees scrubbing the floor. ► dust to clean dust off furniture: The bookshelves need to be dusted. ► polish to make furniture, shoes, etc. shiny by rubbing them: I need to polish my shoes before my interview tomorrow. ► vacuum to clean carpets with a special machine: Don’t forget to vacuum under the table. ► sweep (up) to clean the dirt from the floor or ground using a broom (=brush with a long handle): After the haircut she swept up the hair. ► mop (up) to clean the floor with water and a mop (=soft brush on a long handle): It didn’t take long to mop the kitchen floor. ► do the housework to clean the house: I spent all Saturday doing the housework. ► do the dishes to wash plates and pans after a meal: If you cook, I’ll do the dishes. ► scour to wash dirty pots and pans with a rough cloth: If you let the pot soak, you won’t have to scour it. ► do the laundry to wash clothes: I need to do the laundry – I’m almost out of clean clothes. ► dry-clean to clean clothes with chemicals instead of water: Where do you get your suits dry-cleaned? 1 to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it: Jerry spent all afternoon polishing the car.2to improve a piece of writing, a speech, etc. by making slight changes before it is completely finished: Your essay is good, but you need to polish it a little bit.—polisher noun [countable]—polishing noun [uncountable]polish somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb informal1to finish food, work, etc. quickly or easily: Sam polished off the rest of the pizza.2to kill or defeat someone: Miami has polished off 11 teams in a row this season.polish something ↔ up phrasal verb1 (also polish up on something) to improve a skill or an ability by practicing it: I’d better polish up my Spanish!2to make something seem better or more attractive to other people: The company wants to polish up its image.3to polish or make something clean and new looking verb | noun polishpolish2 ●●● S3 noun 1[countable, uncountable] a liquid, powder, or other substance that you rub into a surface to make it smooth and shiny: furniture polish shoe polish2[uncountable] great skill and style in the way someone performs, writes, or behaves: What this dance troupe lacks in polish, they make up for in enthusiasm.3[singular] a smooth shiny surface produced by polishing, or an act of polishing a surface → see also spit and polish at spit2 (4) |