Definition of polish

• a. - Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
• n. - The language of the Poles.
• v. t. - To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.
• v. t. - Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
• v. i. - To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
• n. - A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
• n. - Anything used to produce a gloss.
• n. - Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.