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polish

verb
  1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff 1, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, shine, sleek. See light
  2. To bring to perfection or completion: perfect, refine, smooth. Idiom: smooth off the rough edges. See better
  3. To improve by making minor changes or additions: retouch, touch up. See better
phrasal verb

polish off
  1. Informal. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up. See increase
  2. Informal. To eat completely or entirely: consume, devour, dispatch, eat up. Informal: put away. See ingestion
noun
  1. A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface: burnish, glaze, gloss, luster, sheen, shine, sleekness. See light
  2. Refined, effortless beauty of manner, form, and style: elegance, elegancy, grace, urbanity. See beautiful, style
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