Meaning of polished in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

  Example: He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

• To refine; remove imperfections from.

  Example: The band has polished its performance since the last concert.

• To apply shoe polish to shoes.

• To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

  Example: Steel polishes well.

• To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

adjective

• Made smooth or shiny by polishing.

  Example: polished shoes

• Refined, elegant.

  Example: a polished performance